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.
“CABLE INC.”
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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General electrical installation work · Harelbeke · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Duffel · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · since 2012
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · Charleroi · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Tarik & Co · Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Wemmel · since 2017
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Employment placement agencies · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · since 1990
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Berloz · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van draad en van kettingen en veren · Arendonk · since 2009
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Aalst · since 1991
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lummen · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Dessel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Compagnie internationale des Ponts mixtes A.B. · Lasne · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Club des Automobiles de Belgique · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Comptoir d'Achat Bruxelles · Ukkel · since 1948
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Brussel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Compagnie des Archers du Bailli · Braine-le-Château · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Communicatie-Assistentie-Bureau voor Doven · Other social work without accommodation · Destelbergen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Conseil et Assistance en Batiment · Business and other management consultancy · Mettet · since 1995
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Elsene · since 1997
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Abbreviation of LE CERCLE DES AMIS DE BELGIQUE · Ganshoren · since 2014
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Abbreviation of COORDINATION ASSOCIATIVE DES PROJETS DE BEAUPLATEAU · Sainte-Ode · since 2014
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Abbreviation of CAB FONDATION · Visual arts creation · Elsene · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Club Alpbach Belgium Brussels · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Dendermonde · since 2020
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Abbreviation of CERCLE D'AFFAIRES DU BORINAGE · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Dour · since 2021
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Other education · since 2022
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE ANGOLAISE DE BELGIQUE · Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Contemporary Art Brussels · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Elsene · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Constant Advies en Begeleiding · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Lommel · since 2006
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Trooz · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Haest C&E · Other information service activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CARREFOUR AUTOMOBILE DU BRABANT · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schaarbeek · since 1979
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Abbreviation of COOPERATIVE AGRICOLE ET BOULANGERE · WESTMINSTER LONDON · since 1996