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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ASBL Communauté Educative Lasallienne · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Sambreville · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Comité Espagne Libre · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Cultureel Erfgoed Leuven · Leuven · since 1987
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Roeselare · since 1992
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Abbreviation of CULTURE - EDUCATION - LOISIRS · Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · Sprimont · since 1992
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 1993
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Combined facilities support activities · Aarschot · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Mons · since 2005
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Other construction installation · Leuven · since 2014
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre européen Louis Delobbe · Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Viroinval · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Communauté des Ecoles libres d'Anderlecht · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Anderlecht · since 1974
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Verviers · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Cercle des Etudiants luxembourgeois à Bruxelles · Luxembourg · since 1990
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Market research and public opinion polling · Châtelet · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kontich · since 2014
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Groothandel in vloer- en wandtegels · Hasselt · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van batterijen en accumulatoren · Balen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2021
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Teelt van druiven · Tienen · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Communauté Energ'Ethique Liégeoise · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2024
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Roeselare · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY · Brussel · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Ledegem · since 1982
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Chaudfontaine · since 1987
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Berlaar · since 1993
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ronse · since 1994
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General construction of residential buildings · Wuustwezel · since 2000
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Brugge · since 2001
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Combined facilities support activities · Kortrijk · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Kuurne · since 2002
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Other printing · Namur · since 2012
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Abbreviation of COORDINATION EUROPEENNE:LIBERONS LA DIVERSITE · Jalhay · since 2013
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Roeselare · since 2013
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Computer programming · Merchtem · since 2015
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ENSEIGNEMENT LIBRE de LIEGE-OUEST · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Liège · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2015
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Remicourt · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Dinant · since 2016
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Computer programming · Rixensart · since 2017
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Development of non-residential building projects · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Destelbergen · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Veurne · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Diepenbeek · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2021
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Genk · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Lede · since 2022
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Computer programming · Meerhout · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Eghezée · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Perwez · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Herenthout · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Jabbeke · since 2008
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Graphic design and visual communication · Waterloo · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2005
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Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Comité Européenne des Ligues d'Improvisation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1992
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Charleroi · since 2003
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Abbreviation of CELIO SPORT & IMAGE · Translation services · Brussel · since 1996
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Zaventem · since 2018
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2010