Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“BESIDE”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Gent · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2021
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Huy · since 1991
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Real estate agency activities · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2018
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Virton · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2014
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mechelen · since 1999
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Computer programming · Tournai · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · La Hulpe · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · La Hulpe · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Ciney · since 2026
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Hasselt · since 2021
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ELECTRONICS AND SOLAR INDUSTRIES · Neeritter · since 1989
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Activities of interior architects · Mouscron · since 2013
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Computer programming · Jette · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of N.V. BESIX S.A. · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1973
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Activities of bailiffs · Geel · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Liège · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 1991
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Hannut · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Namur · since 2006
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Interior design · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN SURGICAL INTERNET COMMITTEE · Ukkel · since 2001
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 2009