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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Le Batiment rationnel de l'Est SARL · Haironville Bar Le Duc · since 1975
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Activities of bailiffs · Oudenaarde · since 2012
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN RENDERING ENGINEERING · Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Roeselare · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BORNEM REAL ESTATE · Vermogensbeheer · Bornem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 68 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Real Estate Corporation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of BNP Paribas Fortis · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1934
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Name of an establishment of Wit-Gele Kruis van Limburg · Nursing and midwifery · Genk · since 1964
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Name of an establishment of Solidaris, socialistische mutualiteit van de provincie Limburg · Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Hasselt · since 1924
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Abbreviation of Brussels Engineering Alumni · Oudergem · since 1980
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN REAL ESTATE COMPANY · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1993
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS REAL ESTATE COMPANY · Lummen · since 1998
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2000
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Abbreviation of B & B REAL ESTATE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN REAL ESTATE AGENCY · Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BRONSGROEN EIKENWOUT · Activities of lawyers · Lommel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Baltisse Real Estate Investments · Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BUSINESS REAL ESTATE SOLUTIONS · Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Linkebeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS ENERGY CLUB · Tervuren · since 2012
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Vocational training · since 2019
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Other information service activities · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Aartselaar · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Better Regulation for European Leadership · Elsene · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Katoenroos · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BrES - Brussels Expertisecentrum Schooluitval · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Brecht · since 1994
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Torhout · since 2001
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Joinery installation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Hove · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bree · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Brakel · since 2016
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Other business support services · Heers · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Fleurus · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Bruxelles Real Estate Investment Fund · Other financial services · Brussel · since 2017
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Other retail sale of new goods · Torhout · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brecht · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Zelzate · since 2020
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Edegem · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Herentals · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2022
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Insurance agents and brokers · Herselt · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Zoutleeuw · since 2022
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Roofing work · Poperinge · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Visé · since 2022
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Other business support services · Kampenhout · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Leuven · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Badot Real Estate And Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Andenne · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Zonhoven · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2010
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Development of non-residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Wevelgem · since 2011
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Leuven · since 2012
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General medical practice · Hasselt · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Tielt · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Huldenberg · since 2025
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Computer programming · Seneffe · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT · Hoeilaart · since 1989
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2022