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.
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
40 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of machine tools · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'APPRENTISSAGE DES METIERS DU CUIRS · Vocational training · Gesves · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Companion Animal Education and Consultancy Association · Other education · Koksijde · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2015
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Screed work · Waterloo · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Herstal · since 2025
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Abbreviation of APPLIED MECHANICS CONSULTANTS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Overijse · since 1979
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oudergem · since 1988
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Ichtegem · since 1995
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Hulshout · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Assenede · since 1996
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Gent · since 2009
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Willebroek · since 2008
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Wholesale of machine tools · Mechelen · since 1948
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Hoogstraten · since 1970
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Charleroi · since 1987
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waterloo · since 1990
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1990
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Market research and public opinion polling · Rixensart · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chastre · since 2013
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Abbreviation of CALLEBAUT MANAGEMENT CONSULTING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Cassart Management Company · Personenvervoer door de lucht · Rixensart · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schoten · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Machining of metals · Hooglede · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Verwerking van thee en koffie · Walcourt · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ukkel · since 2023
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Maaseik · since 2009
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Anzegem · since 2011
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2006
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of machine tools · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Ninove · since 1972
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Communauté des artistes en musique électronique · Saint-Ghislain · since 2017
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ART MOBILE ET EPHEMERE · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2004
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Plumbing work · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2014
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General medical practice · Brussel · since 2026
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1978
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Floreffe · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CABINET DE MEDECINE GENERALE Dr LAURENCE VAN LIERDE · General medical practice · Gembloux · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Quévy · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Ecaussinnes · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · since 2011