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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1983
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Fitness centres · Beringen · since 1998
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Menen · since 2003
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hamont-Achel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 64 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre d''Acceuil, de Recherche, d'Information et d'Animation · Alfabetiseringsprogramma's ten behoeve van volwassenen · Brussel · since 1975
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Charleroi · since 1977
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Wholesale of machine tools · Dendermonde · since 1998
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2016
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Abbreviation of CARDIO INVESTMENT · Zonhoven · since 2017
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 2024
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Plumbing work · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Institut médico-pédagogique Notre-Dame de la Sagesse · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Estaimpuis · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Activites Recreatives · Vorst · since 1970
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Bornem · since 1982
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987
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Les Bons Villers · since 1987
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Boortmeerbeek · since 1988
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Wevelgem · since 1988
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Schilde · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of RESIDENCE CARINA · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wholesale of timber · Lint · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mouscron · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Aide à la Réussite · Other education · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1998
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Freight transport by road · Middelkerke · since 1999
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Abbreviation of COMITE D'ANIMATION DE RIVIERE · Profondeville · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2000
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Translation services · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Center for Artefact Research · Socio-cultural adult education · Mechelen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES AMIS DE RUTANA · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Geraardsbergen · since 2018
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · since 1994
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Brugge · since 2014
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Oudenburg · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1982
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1994
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General construction of residential buildings · Poperinge · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tellin · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Damme · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kaprijke · since 2023
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Abbreviation of LES CONCERTS DE L'ACADEMIE ROYALE · Brussel · since 2009
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Hasselt · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 1991
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Looien, bereiden en verven van leder en bont · Mechelen · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · since 1983
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since 2004
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Staden · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Nassogne · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Zoutleeuw · since 2026
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2017
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES ARCHITECTES RÉUNIS · Elsene · since 2010
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Elsene · since 1968
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Fleurus · since 1989
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Cafés and bars · Hoogstraten · since 1994
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General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2013
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Antwerpen · since 2019