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.
“BIRBO”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of footwear · Genk · since 2008
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Beernem · since 1980
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van directies basisscholen van het gemeenschapsonderwijs · Peer · since 1989
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Lille · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of ALFA EXPERTS · Risk and damage evaluation · Bredene · since 1996
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Eeklo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERTELS-BOUW · General construction of residential buildings · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jette · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Kruisem · since 2012
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2013
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2019