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.R.E.C.”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Trade name of Chambre royale des Entrepreneurs du Centre · Mons · since 1947
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Abbreviation of Centre de Recherches, Etudes et Conseils · Brussel · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Cercle royal des Echecs de Charleroi · Charleroi · since 1985
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Ramillies · since 2021
Names that resemble it 66 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CONSTRUCTION-ENTREPRISES CONSEILS IMMOBILIERS · Ukkel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of C.R.E.E.C. - CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY CARE · Leuven · since 2001
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CRAB REAL ESTATE CONSULTING & INVESTMENT · Office administrative and support services · La Hulpe · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · since 2018
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Merksplas · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Commune de Nassogne · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Nassogne · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Centre public d'Action sociale de Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 1968
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Abbreviation of ASBL Centre de Réadaptation de l'Enfant · Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · Liège · since 1958
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE RECHERCHES, D'ESSAIS ET DE CONTROLES SCIENTIFIQUES ET TECHNIQUES POUR L'INDUSTRIE TEXTILE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tournai · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Vereniging van de Accountants en de Belastingsadviseurs van België · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1921
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Abbreviation of Cercle des Relais Equestres · Ukkel · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Centre de Rencontres européennes · Elsene · since 1972
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Zottegem · since 1985
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Abbreviation of CLUB DES REPRENEURS D'ENTREPRISES · since 1989
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE REHABILITATION ENVOL · Ukkel · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Cost Reduction Projects Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2014
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Abbreviation of CONDOR REAL ESTATE · Grimbergen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Capital Real Estate · Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Center for Research, Education and Training in Emergency and Disaster Care · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2011
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Forging of metal · Alveringem · since 2003
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Abbreviation of CARROUSEL ROUSSEAUX EVENT · Operation of fairground attractions · Braine-le-Château · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1959
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Abbreviation of Centre de Recherche sur l'Environnement atmosphérique - Atmospheric Environment Consultants · Ukkel · since 1982
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Plumbing work · Beringen · since 2002
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Waterloo · since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Braine-le-Comte · since 2003
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 1984
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Other information technology and computer services · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Poperinge · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Lier · since 2007
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Fléron · since 2008
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Abbreviation of COMMISSION DE REGULATION DE L'ELECTRICITE-COMMISSIE VOOR DE REGULERING VAN DE ELEKTRICITEIT · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of CENTRUM VOOR VOLWASSENENONDERWIJS CREO · Onderwijs voor sociale promotie · Roeselare · since 1955
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Abbreviation of Centre de Rééducation de l'Enfance à Bruxelles · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Association pour l'Encouragement des Créateurs /ou Créatrices/ d'Oeuvres artisanales · Brussel · since 1976
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since 1985
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Abbreviation of CERCLE ROYAL D'ESCRIME DE HUY · Activities of other sports clubs · Huy · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes Astrologiques · Etterbeek · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Creative Workers - Creatieve Werkers · Visual arts creation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1992
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1993
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Abbreviation of CONSTRUCTIONS - RENOVATIONS - ETUDES & AMENAGEMENTS · Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ENTRAINEMENT ET DE FORMATION DE HAUT NIVEAU EN FOOTBALL DE LA REGION WALLONNE · Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Blégny · since 2002
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Cercle Royal d'Escrime Detaille · Activities of other sports clubs · Ath · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Temse · since 2022
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Other printing · Ardooie · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Contrat de Rivière Escaut-Lys · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Tournai · since 2011
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE RECHERCHE D 'EVALUATION ET D'ACTIONS · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Abbreviation of CAESAR REAL ESTATE FUND · Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2006
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Abbreviation of CHRISTIAN REMY EXPERTISES MEDICALES · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Liège · since 2006
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Abbreviation of COUTURE RESPONSABLE ET SOLIDAIRE · Manufacture of outerwear · Seraing · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Complex and Rare Epilepsies Alliance · Ukkel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Conciliation Resources EU · Other membership organisations · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Cercle Royal d'Escrime Tournaisien · Tournai · since 2025
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Rotselaar · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Cercle de Rencontre et d'Echange odontotechnique · Jette · since 1991
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Antwerpen · since 2002