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.
“Benef”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1949
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE BELGISCH-NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING · Edegem · since 1950
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalter · since 1993
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since 1999
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BELGO-NEERLANDAISE, SECTION DE NAMUR - BELGISCH-NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING, AFDELING NAMEN · Namur · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Benex Pro · General construction of residential buildings · Wetteren · since 2019
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Machining of metals · Oudsbergen · since 2009
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Coating of metals · Silly · since 2012
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Boxtel · since 1992
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Event catering · Lendelede · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
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Mol · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Burg-Reuland · since 1990
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2011
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Lokeren · since 2005
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Joinery installation · Peer · since 2008
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2013
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Zoersel · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Westerlo · since 2004
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Other business support services · Aalst · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zulte · since 2005
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Knokke-Heist · since 1966
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Trade name of GROEP CARPENTIER BELGIE · Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Lokeren · since 1973
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kontich · since 1996
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Other retail sale of new goods · Baarle-Hertog · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BENE RAIL INTERNATIONAL · Computer programming · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ellezelles · since 2013
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Abbreviation of BEOG NEERA DE SABOU · Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2022
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Tienen · since 2022
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Lanaken · since 2022
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Other education · since 2011
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Bredene · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Rixensart · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2006
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2008
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Brugge · since 1982
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1970