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.
“Besco”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oostende · since 1968
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Vorst · since 1974
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Maasmechelen · since 2017
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Edegem · since 1972
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maaseik · since 1973
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Manhay · since 1984
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Glabbeek · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 1991
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Genk · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Laakdal · since 2023
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Edegem · since 1983
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ENGLISH SPRINGER CLUB · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDES SERGE CORNET · Market research and public opinion polling · Liège · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Belgian Streamers Community · Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Waregem · since 2009
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 2013
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Translation services · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Liège · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
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Luxembourg 1150 · since 1999
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BEST EXPERT SOLUTION COMMERCE S.L. · Madrid · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Sonuwe Kantoor en Project Meubilair · Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Tremelo · since 1975
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ERGONOMICS SOCIETY · Anderlecht · since 1986
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Abbreviation of BUREAU EUROPEEN DE SECRETARIAT · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BAKLOUTI ENGINEERING AND SERVICES · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1992
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Abbreviation of LOGIC CONSULTANCE · Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Asse · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDES SAVOIE · Land surveying · Jurbise · since 2001
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDES SMOLDERS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oupeye · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Beernem Ecologisch en Sociaal · Beernem · since 2016
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Machining of metals
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Name of an establishment of BioBes Beernem · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Beernem · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · Colfontaine · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BREAKER ENERGY SOLUTIONS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zelzate · since 2020
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Alken · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BOUBKER ENGINEERING SERVICES · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Mol · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BLEREAU ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES · Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS EVENTS SHOW · Anderlecht · since 2005
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS EDUCATION SERVICES · Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2006
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Brugge · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Beuken en Scheuren · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Tielt-Winge · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 1964
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Flobecq · since 2004
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since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Braine-le-Comte · since 2016
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Logistics services · since 2017