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.
“Balastra”
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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Faimes · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Ichtegem · since 2025
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hulshout · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Tielt · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Ballast ateliers créatifs · Other amusement and recreation activities · Liège · since 1992
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Pelt · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS · Etterbeek · since 1935
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Other education · since 2020
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Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Gent · since 2004
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · since 2017
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other business support services · Oostkamp · since 2020
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Other financial services · Deerlijk · since 2025