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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Liège · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Cercle étudiant paramédical de Tournai · Péruwelz · since 2010
Names that resemble it 67 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre Belge d'Etude des Polymères et des Composites - Centrum voor onderzoek van Polymeren Composieten · Liège · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes politiques · Brussel · since 1960
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Abbreviation of Compagnie d'Entreprises Piron · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Centre D'Education Du Patient · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Namur · since 1982
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EDUCATIF PERMANENT · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1983
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Abbreviation of GEMIAC · Insurance agents and brokers · Profondeville · since 1987
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL ECONOMIQUE DU PERUWELZIS · Péruwelz · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of Customer Environment Patrimonium - Properties · Development of residential building projects · Lasne · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Communauté évangélique de Philippeville · Philippeville · since 1988
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES ETUDIANTS EN PHARMACIE · Liège · since 1995
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Brasschaat · since 2001
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE EVANGELIQUE PHILADELPHIE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Comité Overheidsbedrijven · Anderlecht · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Communauté Evangélique Philadelphie Internationale · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EVANGELIQUE PROTESTANT · Profondeville · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ETUDES SUR LA POLICE · Jurbise · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Brussel · since 2024
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2016
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2025
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · Dilbeek · since 2007
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Colfontaine · since 2026
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Ganshoren · since 1965
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1991
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Niklaas · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Non-specialised wholesale trade
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · Gent · since 2015
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Maasmechelen · since 2016
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Visual arts creation · Heusden-Zolder · since 2016
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Elsene · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Linter · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CONCEPT CONSULTING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT · Urban planning and landscape architecture · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2010
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1983
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2017
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et de Promotion de l'Entreprise · Brussel · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Centrale Betaalkassen der Gentse Centrale der Zee- en Binnenvaartwerkgevers · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Gent · since 1949
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Abbreviation of Conseil Européen de l'Industrie des Peintures, des Encres d'Imprimerie et des Couleurs d'Art · Market research and public opinion polling · Oudergem · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Europees Centrum Voor de Veiligheid · Vocational training · Charleroi · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Confédération of european paper industries · Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1991
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Abbreviation of spiritsEUROPE · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Vorst · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Centre EQUESTRE Pre Jacob · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vresse-sur-Semois · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Club d''Entretien Physique et Cardio · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Dental practice · Dilbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of CEPA The Good Pest Manager · Brussel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Communauté Evangélique la Présence de dieu · Zaventem · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Leuven · since 2021
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Abbreviation of CABINET D'EXPERTISES - PSYCHIATRIE LEGALE · Specialist medical practice · Elsene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CONFEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES PROPRIETAIRES FORESTIERS · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2013
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Other business support services · Viroinval · since 2026
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Habay · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Thuin · since 2004
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Abbreviation of CREATIVE EDITIONS AND PRODUCTIONS · Advertising agencies · Leuven · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of PB FASHION · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Kortrijk · since 1995
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Liège · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Caisse d'Entraide de Prêts et de Financements · Brussel · since 1950