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.
“C.E.B.”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Elektrotechnisch Comité · Other printing · Brussel · since 1925
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Abbreviation of Common Economical Builders · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kortenberg · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Cercle des Etudiants bruxellois de l'Université libre de Bruxelles · Brussel · since 1981
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General electrical installation work · Honnelles · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Communauté éthiopienne de Belgique · Brussel · since 1995
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Hasselt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of CORDON ELECTRONICS BELGIUM · Reparatie en onderhoud van andere apparatuur · Tubize · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Communauté Egyptienne en Belgique · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of chalet eigenaren balen · Mol · since 2024
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EVANGELIQUE BRUXELLES FOREST · Activities of religious organisations · Vorst · since 1957
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Abbreviation of Comité d'Entraide belgo-éthiopien · Brussel · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Commission de l'Evironnement de Bruxelles-Ouest · Ganshoren · since 1981
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brecht · since 1984
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Knokke-Heist · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Confédération européenne des Organisations nationales de le Boulangerie et de la pâtisserie · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Council of European BioRegions · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ONDERWIJSCENTRUM BRUSSEL EUROPA · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Cross-Cultural Education Belgium · Other education · Brussel · since 2017
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Physiotherapy · Roeselare · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Consortium of European Building Control · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL EUROPEEN EGYPTIEN DE BRUXELLES · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Abbreviation of CARGO EXPRESS BRUXELLES-AFRIQUE · Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Consultance Entreprise Belgium Services · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2025
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Support activities for crop production · Diksmuide · since 2026
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Brugge · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Corderie ED. Barrois et fils · Vervaardiging van koord, bindgaren, touw en netten · Brussel · since 1953
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Waregem · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Centre Belge de Sous-Traitance du Metal · Elsene · since 1962
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Paris · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Coordination bruxelloise d'Institutions sociales et de Santé-Management - Coördinatie van de Brusselse Instellingen voor ... · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1985
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Abbreviation of CENTER FOR BASIC INTERACTIVE RESEARCH IN ASSESEMENT AND AUTOMATED TESTING-CENTER VOOR FUNDAMENTEEL INTERACTIEF ONDERZOEK ASSESMENT EN TESTAUTOMATISERING · Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Center for Business Education and Development · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et de Recherches en Bioconstruction · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ans · since 1991
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Zoersel · since 1995
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Development of residential building projects · Riemst · since 1997
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Abbreviation of COMPANY EFFICIENCY BY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Kapellen · since 1998
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General electrical installation work · Kuurne · since 2002
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Centre Evangelique la Bonne Nouvelle du Christ · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of NOKTA PLUS · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · Vosselaar · since 2010
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Abbreviation of CEBAM, Belgisch Centrum voor Evidence-Based Medicine · Other education · Leuven · since 2012
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MEPPEL · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1993
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Paliseul · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Central Europe Brussels Network · Ukkel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Cie Européenne des Bières et Limonades · Mons · since 1962
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Abbreviation of Centrum voor Buitenlandse Arbeiders Gezinnen · Antwerpen · since 1976
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN BENEVOLE D'ASSISTANCE SOCIALE · Charleroi · since 1986