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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Ukkel · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Cercle de Recherches et d'Etudes archéologiques · Vorst · since 1979
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Gent · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of CEREF, Centre d'Etudes et de Réalisations Electriques et Frigorifiques · Machining of metals · Manage · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van maalderijproducten · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et de Recherches en Bioconstruction · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ans · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Cercle européen de Recherches et d'Etudes graphologiques · since 1992
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Sint-Laureins · since 1994
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'EDUCATION RELATIVE A L'ENVIRONNEMENT PAR L'ALIMENTATION · Gesves · since 1999
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Retail sale of household furniture · Geel · since 2013
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · since 2015
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Other legal services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Haaltert · since 2016
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Abbreviation of COLLECTIF DES ENSEIGNANTS DE RELIGION DANS L'ENSEIGNEMENT OFFICIEL · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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Other business support services · Maasmechelen · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Other personal services · since 2001
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Retail sale of antiques · Ukkel · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Centre de Recherche,d'Etude et de Formation Continue de la HELHA · Other research and development on natural sciences · Mons · since 2002
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since 1979
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES EN EUROMARKETING · Elsene · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of SAGOCER · Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Materials recovery from waste · Seneffe · since 1975
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1978
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Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Hoegaarden · since 2007
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1991
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Bassenge · since 1995
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Abbreviation of CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ENERGY STRATEGY · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2005
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes Radio-Electriques · Brussel · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Canada Europe Reciprocal Exchange · Enghien · since 2019
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE REALISATION D'AFFAIRES · Other personal services · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur l'Energie humaine et universelle · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 1997
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN D'ASSISTANCE ET DE REINSERTION DES JEUNES IMMIGRES EMPRISONNES · Etterbeek · since 1997
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Other personal services · Genk · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2018
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Psychology services · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2023
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Amel · since 2006
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tournai · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Boortmeerbeek · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of C.E.R. - CLINICAL ENGINEERING & RESEARCH · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of CENTRUM VOOR EUROPEES EN VERGELIJKEND RECHT - LEUVEN · Market research and public opinion polling · Herent · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE EUROPEEN DE REEDUCATION · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ETUDE DE REFLEXOLOGIE · Elsene · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Centre for European Reform · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of concordia eu-russia · Brussel · since 2009
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Wholesale of live animals · Wingene · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Cœurs En Route · Brussel · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ETUDES ET DE REALISATION DE L'ISIL · Liège · since 1986
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Zottegem · since 1987
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Name of an establishment · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1997
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Abbreviation of CENTREXPERTS · Risk and damage evaluation · Rixensart · since 1998
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Name of an establishment · Computer programming · Gent · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zottegem · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Mariene aquacultuur · since 1979
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Name of an establishment · Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Hove · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Center for Effective Resolution of Disputes · Ukkel · since 2023
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Liège · since 1984
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Abbreviation of C.E.R. (Constructions Electriques et Radio-électriques) · Evere · since 1938
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dilbeek · since 2016