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.
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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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of ZEYNEL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2006
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Abbreviation of CAN AUTOMAT NETWORK · Rotterdam · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zelzate · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ceinture Alimentaire Namuroise · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Camerata Aetas Nova · Leuven · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'AFFAIRES NATALIS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Lochristi · since 2025
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of L'ARCHE BRUXELLES · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE APOSTOLIQUE NOUVELLE ALLIANCE · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CLUB D'ACTIVITES NAUTIQUES ARDENNAIS · Bastogne · since 1983
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Maldegem · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Boukè · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Namur · since 1990
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Other building finishing work · Koekelberg · since 1990
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Tournai · since 1990
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's-Gravenhage · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Hove · since 2017
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Kortrijk · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2011
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Wincrange · since 2005
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HULDANGE · since 2005
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Psychology services · Ternat · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Socio-cultural adult education · Brussel · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Kinrooi · since 2026
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Baggerwerken · since 2024
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1976
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Herk-de-Stad · since 1987
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Perwez · since 2006
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Activities of building architects · since 2006
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Riemst · since 2008
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of DEDE CLEANING · Cafés and bars · Schaarbeek · since 2014