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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Nationale Arbeidsraad · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Brussel · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Cercle royal de Natation de Tournai · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Tournai · since 1996
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Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Other business support services · since 2016
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Zedelgem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Canity eSport · Elsene · since 2019
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Roofing work · Kraainem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of CORTOOS NICKY THUISVERPLEGING · Hoegaarden · since 2003
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Tournai · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2021
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Club Nautique Tyberport Manage · Seneffe · since 1970
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jette · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Cultuurnet Limburg-Toneel Limburg · Hasselt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of China Nepal Tibet Belgium · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CENTRE NATIONAL DE PROMOTION DES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES · since 2014
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2024
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Abbreviation of CLUB NADOR · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of CAP'Nature · Florenville · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of EUROFIELD · Other retail sale of food · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Abbreviation of citoyens numériques · Other education · Jodoigne · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Carpiste Nation asbl · Activities of other sports clubs · Erquelinnes · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Color Nation · Geraardsbergen · since 2026