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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Genk · since 2024
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Federale Overheidsdienst Economie, K.M.O., Middenstand en Energie · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied van het bedrijfsleven; stimuleren van het bedrijfsleven · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1968
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Abbreviation of European Commercial Organisation · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sambreville · since 1963
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Abbreviation of Etudes et Constructions · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 1972
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN COMMUNICATION ORGANISATION · Advertising agencies · Couvin · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN COMMUNICATION ORGANISATION · Advertising agencies · Zaventem · since 1988
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of European Consulting Office · Oostende · since 1992
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN COORDINATION ORGANISATION · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Arendonk · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Abbreviation of "Essor et conscience" · Psychology services · Messancy · since 2021
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Abbreviation of L'École à Ciel Ouvert · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Rixensart · since 2022
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ECO FACILITY SERVICES · Ranst · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EGLISE CATHOLIQUE -ORTHODOXE BELGE · Charleroi · since 1981
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wetteren · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Europees Centrum voor Opera en Vocale Kunst · Gent · since 1985
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN COMBINED OVERSEAS FORWARDERS · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Combined facilities support activities · Hasselt · since 1991
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Geraardsbergen · since 1992
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Materials recovery from waste · Mechelen · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Retie · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ON STANDARDS · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of EMERGENCY CORPS OF THE ORDER OF MALTA · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Materials recovery from waste · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2015
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Zottegem · since 2016
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Herstal · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2020
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Edegem · since 2020
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Mortsel · since 2021
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Waregem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Namur · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Eupen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CONFEDERATION OF OUTDOOR EMPLOYERS · Hamoir · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ELECTRICITY CONSULTING ENGINEERING · since 2009
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Other technical testing and analysis · Ranst · since 2009
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Abbreviation of THE EUROPEAN CHILDHOOD OBESITY GROUP · Brussel · since 2009
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of PLANT PROJECTS · Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Dentergem · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Clavier · since 2007
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Huldenberg · since 2008
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Charleroi · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Exploitatie Van Cinema's Oostende · Oostende · since 1968
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Abbreviation of ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS · Leuven · since 1990
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General construction of residential buildings · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2010
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Gent · since 1988
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2015