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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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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

13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BeNed same name
    Machining of metals · Oudsbergen · since 2009
  • Benef very similar
    Gent · since 1949
  • BENEV very similar
    Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE BELGISCH-NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING · Edegem · since 1950
  • BENEM very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalter · since 1993
  • BE.NET very similar
    since 1999
  • BENEV very similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BELGO-NEERLANDAISE, SECTION DE NAMUR - BELGISCH-NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING, AFDELING NAMEN · Namur · since 2001
  • BE NEW very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2017
  • Benex very similar
    Name of an establishment of Benex Pro · General construction of residential buildings · Wetteren · since 2019
  • " BENEX " very similar
    Coating of metals · Silly · since 2012
  • Benep (sole trader) very similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
  • BELNED very similar
    Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Olen · since 1983
  • BEL - NED very similar
    Lommel · since 1999
  • Belned very similar
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Hoogstraten · since 2017
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BENE similar
    Boxtel · since 1992
  • BENE similar
    Event catering · Lendelede · since 2020
  • BENE similar
    Full-service restaurants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
  • BeNe similar
    Mol · since 2023
  • BEN-E similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2010
  • BeNeduw similar
    Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Antwerpen · since 1977
  • BENEDIC similar
    Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Fleurus · since 1999
  • BENEDEN! similar
    Productie van televisieprogramma's · Brussel · since 2008
  • BENEDICT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Edegem · since 2003
  • BENEDETTI similar
    Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Hulshout · since 1968
  • BENEDITAL similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lanaken · since 1995
  • BENEDENTI similar
    Dental practice · Berlaar · since 2000
  • Other business support services · since 2021
  • Dental practice · since 2026
  • Benema similar
    Knokke-Heist · since 1966
  • BENEPO similar
    Trade name of GROEP CARPENTIER BELGIE · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Lokeren · since 1973
  • BENECA similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
  • BENELI similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Kontich · since 1996
  • BENEKO similar
    Other retail sale of new goods · Baarle-Hertog · since 2003
  • BENE RI similar
    Abbreviation of BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL · Computer programming · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2003
  • Bene.be similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ellezelles · since 2013
  • BENESA similar
    Abbreviation of BEOG NEERA DE SABOU · Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • BENEOZ similar
    Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2020
  • BENETI similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Grimbergen · since 2022
  • Benelo similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2022
  • BENE MK similar
    Bricklaying and masonry work · Tienen · since 2022
  • BEN ECO similar
    Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Lanaken · since 2022
  • Other education · since 2011
  • Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2011
  • Benelo similar
    Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2011
  • BENECO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Bredene · since 2024
  • BENEBO similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
  • Benexa similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
  • BE NEST similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rixensart · since 2025
  • BEN similar
    Name of an establishment of OUJDIA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1991
  • Ben similar
    Antwerpen · since 1998
  • Other specialised design activities · since 1963
  • Bed similar
    Name of an establishment of DIVAN · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2014
  • Other building finishing work · since 2020
  • B.E.N. similar
    Asse · since 2023
  • Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2008
  • BEN similar
    Manufacture of outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • Ben similar
    Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2006
  • B EN E similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brugge · since 1982
  • Benedict (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other building finishing work · since 2017
  • BENEDETTO similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Brussel · since 1976
  • Benema similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1970

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