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.
“CAN BOUW”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Machining of metals · Antwerpen · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Plastering work · Beernem · since 2026
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Plumbing work · Olen · since 1991
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Antwerpen · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Zedelgem · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2024
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Lanaken · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 1999
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2024
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Gent · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 2009