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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DE NEGOCE · Demolition · Namur · since 1983
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Abbreviation of cultural innovators network · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Consultant Immobilier Notarial · Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Braine-le-Comte · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Civic innovation network · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Wholesale of other food products · Haaltert · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Nationaal Intermutualistisch College · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1970
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE INDUSTRIELLE DE NETTOYAGE · Brussel · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Kasterlee · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Ciney · since 2018
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2020
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1991
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Market research and public opinion polling · Overijse · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of HV CONCEPT · Full-service restaurants · Spa · since 2015
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Abbreviation of CinControl · Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Asse · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Waterloo · since 2007
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Physiotherapy · Menen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of CABINET INFIRMIER NGAINANG · Charleroi · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Duffel · since 2025
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Londerzeel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Consortium Infirmier Namur-Dinant · Namur · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Balen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of EG Retail (Belgium) · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Antwerpen · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Confédération Internationale des Négociants en Oeuvres d'Art · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Cine Amateurs Kontich · Kontich · since 1948
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Cafés and bars · Affligem · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1986
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Durbuy · since 1991
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Ukkel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of COMITE INTERNATIONAL DE L'ENTRETIEN DU TEXTILE · Asse · since 1995
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Production of cinema films · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ternat · since 2000
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Abbreviation of CINEMA M · Mortsel · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1995
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Schilde · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Tournai · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Eghezée · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Europees Uitvoerend Agentschap klimaat, infrastructuur en milieu · Etterbeek · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Glabbeek · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of EG SERVICES (Belgium) · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Nassogne · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2004
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Other software publishing · Hasselt · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of KAYRA · Cafés and bars · Maasmechelen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE IMMOBILIERE DU FINISTERE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2007
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Pig breeding farms · Lo-Reninge · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Comptoir Industriel et Agricole · Liège · since 1937
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE ET NATIONALE D'ETANCHEITE ET D'ISOLATION · Etterbeek · since 1995