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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ieper · since 1993
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Joinery installation · Seneffe · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Denderleeuw · since 2014
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Kortrijk · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Turnhout · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Diepenbeek · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wetteren · since 2009
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Brugge · since 2025
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Brugge · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of QUERCUS · Activities of building architects · Lochristi · since 2001
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Olen · since 2012
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Employment placement agencies · Middelkerke · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2026
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Société Royale Comité Olympique Belge (Union des Groupements Nationaux d'Education Physique et de Sports) · Brussel · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Center of Business · Hasselt · since 1970
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General construction of residential buildings · Chastre · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 1986
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Leuven · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Cercle oenologique binchois · Estinnes · since 1991
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Abbreviation of CONSULTATIE- EN OPLEIDINGSCENTRUM VOOR BEDRIJVEN · Other tax advisory services · Grimbergen · since 1992
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Activities of interior architects · Oudenaarde · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Comité Overheidsbedrijven · Anderlecht · since 1991
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of CAPACLOTHING · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Charleroi · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Capoeira Oostende Bélgica · Oostende · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oudsbergen · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oostkamp · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2023
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Other retail sale of food · since 2008
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since 1952
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL DES BUREAUX (ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES BUREAUX NATIONAUX D'ASSURANCE AUTOMOBILE) · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2005
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Joinery installation · since 2007
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ieper · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Somme-Leuze · since 2025
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Floreffe · since 2025
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Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · Brakel · since 2026
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Entreprises Générales de Construction · Grez-Doiceau · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Constructions de Bascules et Appareils de Pesage · Liège · since 1962
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Brunehaut · since 1994