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.
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Lokeren · since 1979
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bornem · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2001
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1982
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2005
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GENEVE · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of The Blue · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Re-Sheltered · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2025
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Perwez · since 1993
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Keerbergen · since 1998
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Activities of head offices · Mechelen · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · Brussel · since 2023
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2007
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2025
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Computer programming · Leopoldsburg · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Anzegem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Blink Charging Belgium · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · Brasschaat · since 1998
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Wetteren · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Overijse · since 2014
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of IBEVE vzw · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Leuven · since 1989
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 1996
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Media representation · Jette · since 2000
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Trade name of VALENTINE MARCHAND · Hairdressing and barber services · Liège · since 2021
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Other information technology and computer services · Aalst · since 2011
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wielsbeke · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Herentals · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2003
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Gent · since 2014
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Translation services · since 2014
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · varna · since 2019
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Mechelen · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hove · since 2009
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2010
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DELFT · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of PALL B · Groothandel in tabaksproducten · Arlon · since 2006
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Wholesale of machine tools · Lokeren · since 2006
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Abbreviation of BLUE OCEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Herent · since 2007
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Rochefort · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025