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.
“Codify”
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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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 2017
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE D'INVESTISSEMENT FONCIER · Ukkel · since 1985
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Computer programming · Affligem · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2001
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Research and development on biotechnology · Waregem · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Bonheiden · since 1998
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Balen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2022
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2000
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Menen · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
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Computer programming · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Kelmis · since 2025
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Abbreviation of COMPAGNIE DE DEVELOPPEMENT IMMOBILIER · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Liège · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Corporate Distribution and Industrial Engineers · Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Wavre · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Comité diocésain de l'enseignement catholique de l'Archevêché de Malines-Bruxelles et du Brabant wallon · Other membership organisations · Oudergem · since 1990
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Gent · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of CLUBS & RESORTS MANAGEMENT · Operation of sports facilities · Ukkel · since 1996
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Waasmunster · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Coördinatieraad directeurs-coördinatoren basisonderwijs GO! · Vocational training · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lochristi · since 2015
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Computer programming · Kuurne · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2016
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Computer programming · Pepingen · since 2022
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brugge · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Roeselare · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Computer programming · Grez-Doiceau · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Ka. Ve. De. · Rumst · since 1986
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2010
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Abbreviation of COMPTOIR DE DIFFUSION ET DE REPRESENTATION · Anderlecht · since 1978
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Abbreviation of CODIC BELGIQUE - CODIC BELGIE · Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2000
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1970
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Abbreviation of CONFEDERATION NATIONALE DES INSTITUTIONS SPECIALISEES EN TOXICOMANIE · Elsene · since 1987