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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Materials recovery from waste · Seneffe · since 1975
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Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Hoegaarden · since 2007
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Stabroek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of CERTES KWALITEITSMAKELAARS · Leuven · since 2007
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Hengelo · since 1985
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Ukkel · since 1985
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Inzameling van gevaarlijk afval · since 1997
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Other personal services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Computer programming · Lochristi · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of IRONWOOD · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Roeselare · since 2003
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Neupré · since 2017
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kirchbichl · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Coopérative d'impression textile · Finishing of textiles · Liège · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van elektronische printplaten · Ardooie · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Gent · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Pecq · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Manage · since 2012
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Materials recovery from waste · Herstal · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Dalhem · since 2004
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Floor and wall tiling · Vilvoorde · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2006
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Development of non-residential building projects · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Aalst · since 2026
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Dison · since 1961
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Halen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of CENTRE DE RESSOURCES TECHNOLOGIQUES EN CHIMIE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Seneffe · since 1999
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Diest · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Assenede · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Etterbeek · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Other printing · since 2013
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ittre · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Meise · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ardooie · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Etablissements Barette et Cie · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1968
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Elsene · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Essen · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of SOUL KITCHEN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of MARECHAL · Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van elektrische huishoudapparaten · Herentals · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Anzegem · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1993
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CONFEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES RADIOS ET TELEVISIONS INDEPENDANTES ET LOCALES · Brussel · since 2002
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Insurance agents and brokers · Dendermonde · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kortemark · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2002
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Other technical testing and analysis · Ternat · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2009
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Trade name of PITSMC · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2016
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Research and development on biotechnology · Mechelen · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · Namur · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Certim Projects · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024