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.
“BEWI”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2022
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Warehousing and storage · Etten-Leur · since 2016
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Belgian Wiping Materials · Materials recovery from waste · Waregem · since 1984
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Manufacture of outerwear · Wingene · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herentals · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · Wuustwezel · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Evere · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BeWiSe, Femmes et Sciences en Belgique - Vrouwen en Wetenschappen in België · Brussel · since 2003
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Fosses-la-Ville · since 2004
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Ukkel · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Ingelmunster · since 2003
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Other retail sale of food · Zaventem · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Tielt-Winge · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BEWA V.O.F. · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Belgian Weightlifting · Gent · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Rixensart · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Asse · since 2026
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Lebbeke · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostende · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Stekene · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ath · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Research and development on biotechnology · Brugge · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Benzine en Smeerstation Wijco · Putte · since 1967