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.
“BWAT”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Jodoigne · since 1999
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Other business support services · Merchtem · since 2021
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Retail sale of other household articles · Oudergem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Morlanwelz · since 2021
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Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgian Windsurfers - Eigenaars - Association belge de Propriétaires de Windsurfers · Elsene · since 1975
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since 1977
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN WORKSPACE ASSOCIATION · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Cercle belge francophone Richard Wagner · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CONDROZ CONSULT ASSURANCES · Insurance agents and brokers · Clavier · since 2014
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Juprelle · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BW Accounting · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian Whisky Academy · Vocational training · Lubbeek · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Because we are visual. vzw · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Computer programming · La Hulpe · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Thierens - Van Wauwe · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Temse · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · Gembloux · since 2022