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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other membership organisations · Etterbeek · since 1978
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Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 1999
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Other software publishing · Namur · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Meise · since 2021
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Other photographic activities · since 2011
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of B.V.B.A. BEPA · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geraardsbergen · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Wanze · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Support activities for crop production · Geel · since 1993
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Batteries European Partnership Association · Other research and development on natural sciences · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Beaumont Padel · Activities of other sports clubs · Beaumont · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Belgische Proteomics Associatie · Gent · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Oudsbergen · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of UNITED COMMUNICATION · Advertising agencies · Evere · since 1995
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMUNITY · Employment placement agencies · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2016
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Mons · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Fleurus · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2019
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Elsene · since 2011
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hasselt · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of ELB CONSTRUCT · General construction of residential buildings · Paliseul · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Hamont-Achel · since 2023
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Kortemark · since 2024
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Herselt · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · De Panne · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bureau des Etudiants de Polytechnique de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles · Brussel · since 1994
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Other information service activities · Wijnegem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM ENERGY POWER · Youth work associations · Quaregnon · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BULL'S EYE PROJECTS · Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Belgique en Progrès · Brussel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of SSM WUST - DHERTE / NAMUR EXPO · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Namur · since 2026
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Productie van aluminium · Oudsbergen · since 1996
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Bedrijvenparken Sint-Niklaas · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Niklaas · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostkamp · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2020
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Wetteren · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tournai · since 2025
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Wuustwezel · since 2025