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.
“Census”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Florenville · since 2015
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Edegem · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 2005
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Wingene · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Comité d'Entraide scoute · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt-Winge · since 2006
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Name of CEN Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Grez-Doiceau · since 2002
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Harelbeke · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Zoersel · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of AB ANTE · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Assesse · since 2006
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Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Wingene · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ninove · since 2005
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Activities of building architects · Rijkevorsel · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Accensus Jachtclub vzw · Moorslede · since 2017
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Beheer en instandhouding van natuurreservaten · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2024
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Lokeren · since 1979