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.
“Ceri-fix”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kapellen · since 2024
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes ergonomiques et de Recherches industrielles · Brussel · since 1980
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Abbreviation of CLIMATISATION - ELECTRICITE - REFRIGERATION ET ISOLATION · General electrical installation work · Gembloux · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Centre européen des Relations industrielles · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1996
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Screed work · since 1998
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche des Industries Alimentaires et Chimiques (Province de Brabant) · Anderlecht · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etude et de Recherche interdisciplinaire du Spectacle · Elsene · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches des Isolants minéraux · Liedekerke · since 1978
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Market research and public opinion polling · Namur · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Steinfort 8413 · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Centre Européen de Recherches Internationales et Stratégiques · Hoger onderwijs, n.e.g. · Elsene · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2010
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'IMAGERIE MEDICALE ET DE RADIOLOGIE · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Mons · since 2008
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2026