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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Châtelet · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van batterijen en accumulatoren · Balen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 56 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of HET POMPHUIS · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Combined facilities support activities · Kortrijk · since 2002
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Abbreviation of COORDINATION EUROPEENNE:LIBERONS LA DIVERSITE · Jalhay · since 2013
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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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Other business support services · Gent · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Poperinge · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Lede · since 2022
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Brussel · since 2026
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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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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ukkel · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 2013
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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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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kapellen · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van zuivelproducten · Thuin · since 2011
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Employment placement agencies · Drogenbos · since 2023
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Kortrijk · since 2026
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
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Computer programming · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1979
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2022
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Kortrijk · since 2003
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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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Abbreviation of Cercle des Etudiants luxembourgeois à Bruxelles · Luxembourg · since 1990
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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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Psychology services · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2021
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Mons · since 2005
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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 CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LOBBYING AND ADVOCACY · Brussel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Regie van de Gevangenisarbeid (Administratieve Dienst Met Boekhoudkundige Autonomie (ADBA)) · Strafinrichtingen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1970
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Name of an establishment of Cuppings by Jess · Hairdressing and barber services · Maasmechelen · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Damme · since 2022
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Research and development on biotechnology · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hamont-Achel · since 2025
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Waterloo · since 2018
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2014
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Dakwerken Clauw · Roofing work · Roeselare · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2020
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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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Nutrition and dietetics services · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Assesse · since 2021