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.
“Colombel”
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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Uitgeven van kranten · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 1954
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilbeek · since 2020
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since 1976
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Kalmthout · since 1999
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Montargis · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of COLOMBUS - HTC · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Activities of head offices · Zedelgem · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2024
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Evere · since 1998
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Brugge · since 1980
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Boutersem · since 1994
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Brussel · since 1999
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1987
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of Solo K · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Mechelen · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Other retail sale of food · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening met huisvesting, n.e.g. · Bredene · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Comité roman de Belgique du Bureau européen des Langues moins répandues · Charleroi · since 1996
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Delaware 19810 - New Castle County · since 1998
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2013
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Productie van televisiefilms · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2004
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Freight transport by road · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1984
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2007
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Abbreviation of EDOUARDIMMO · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Pajottegem · since 1995
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Joinery installation · Plombières · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2015
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Studio Colombo · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wevelgem · since 2024
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Other sports activities · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1979