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.
“BIR”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Bureau International du Recyclage · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1971
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Other sports activities · Brecht · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Kortemark · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INDUSTRIAL R&D BOARD · Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2013
Names that resemble it 46 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte-Aeronomie · Other research and development on natural sciences · Ukkel · since 1964
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Evergem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN INVESTOR RELATIONS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Information, de Recherche et de Développement · Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · since 1997
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Zoersel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Belgian IBD Research and Development · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Zaventem · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BIRT-Consulting · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Diepenbeek · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Biral Lubricants · Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Mouscron · since 1958
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN IMPORT AND RETAILING COMPANY · Logistics services · Rumst · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ronse · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2000
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Trade name of BIRCH production design studio · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2017
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Beernem · since 2017
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Deinze · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Ledegem · since 2018
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Eupen · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Birdsnest · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Groothandel in verpakkingsmachines en weegtoestellen · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of MB Brussels · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2012
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2003
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Retail sale of footwear · Genk · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Tervuren · since 2025
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Web portal activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BURO INTERNATIONAL · Groothandel in kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Tielt · since 1982
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Abbreviation of BELFORT INTERNATIONAL · Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Heusden-Zolder · since 1988
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Abbreviation of BREIN INSTITUUT · Other research and development on natural sciences · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oosterzele · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS INSPIRATION · Business and other management consultancy · Vorselaar · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Borghof Invest · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Ballet Irebero · Liège · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Boulevard infini · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of ROQUETTE BELGIUM · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Elsene · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of BEMANS · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Brussel · since 2007
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Mechelen · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Instituut voor Regeltechniek en Automatizering · Gent · since 1972
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'INFORMATION ET DE RECHERCHES SUR LE DIALOGUE SOCIAL · Arlon · since 2003