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
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Commune d'Aywaille · Wholesale of timber · Aywaille · since 1886
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Name of an establishment of Vebego Cleaning & Services · General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Action et de Recherche en Education · Etterbeek · since 1979
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Communauté des Africains résidents en Europe · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 1999
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Saint-Nicolas · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of center for animal rescue and education · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Auto Global Lease & Logistics · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Awans · since 2019
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
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Computer programming · Herstal · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Crew Up · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vilvoorde · since 1991
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Activities of head offices · Vilvoorde · since 1992
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Nursing and midwifery · Wijnegem · since 2018
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General medical practice · Wavre · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Etterbeek · since 2019
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2020
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Vocational training · Liège · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · Jodoigne · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van mondzorg, muv activiteiten van tandartspraktijken · Mechelen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Lierde · since 2026
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Middelkerke · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Oudenaarde · since 2007
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Liège · since 2026
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Other retail sale of new goods · Pelt · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2013
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Research and development on biotechnology · Bertrix · since 2017
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Gembloux · since 1992
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre autonome de Recherche et d'Etude marxiste · Oudergem · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of FIBOR · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Hairdressing and barber services · Dendermonde · since 1987
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1993
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Oostende · since 1996
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Temse · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of CONNEXITY · General construction of residential buildings · Evere · since 2002
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lommel · since 2002
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Herentals · since 2003
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Abbreviation of CENTRE ACADEMIQUE DE RECHERCHE ET D'EXPERIMENTATION EN SANTE · Other research and development on natural sciences · Liège · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Edegem · since 2015
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Groothandel in levende dieren, muv levend vee
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genappe · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2019
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Dental practice · Nandrin · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Centre for Advanced Research & Development · Research and development on biotechnology · Brussel · since 2024
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Veterinary services · Brugge · since 2025