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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of CONFEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE L'IMMOBILIER · Brussel · since 2001
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Charbo Expertises Immobilières · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Concertation des Eglises Indépendantes · Jette · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION EUROPEENNE DES PROFESSIONS IMMOBILIERES · Activities of professional membership organisations · Etterbeek · since 1992
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre européen d'Informatique et d'Automation · Lacenas · since 1982
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE IMMOBILIERE ET D'INVESTISSEMENT · Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1990
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Abbreviation of CAVALLARO ELECTRICITE INDUSTRIELLE ET DOMESTIQUE · General electrical installation work · Fleurus · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CHAMBRE EUROPEENNE DES INGENIEURS PROFESSIONNELS · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE EUROPEENNE D'INVESTISSEMENTS ET DE GESTION · Development of residential building projects · Gerpinnes · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waasmunster · since 2021
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'EVANGELISATION INTERNATIONAL CANAAN · Arlon · since 2009
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Activities of head offices · since 1995
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Other financial services · since 1989
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Abbreviation of COMPTOIR ELECTROTECHNIQUE ET INFORMATIQUE DE NAMUR · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Profondeville · since 2005
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Mons · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CENTRE_EGLISE INTERNATIONALE DE BRUXELLES · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et d'Information Apicole de Mons · Other education · Frameries · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of COURRIER INTERNATIONAL EBL · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Plumbing work · Meise · since 2005
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Abbreviation of China Europe International Design Culture Association · Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of COLLEN ENGINEERING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gent · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Concerts éphémères · Jalhay · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Construction Energetics · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2014
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Abbreviation of CALLEBAUT CONSULTING, ENGINEERING & EVENTING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2016
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Abbreviation of LE CERCLE DE L'EXCELLENCE · since 2019
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Abbreviation of CHARIS-EURO · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026