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.
“ELAD”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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General cleaning of buildings · Kraainem · since 2008
Names that resemble it 63 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Zemst · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Europese Juristenvereniging · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1992
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LIFT ASSOCIATION · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1999
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Abbreviation of European Logistics Association · Book publishing · Brussel · since 1999
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Koekelberg · since 2015
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Stabroek · since 2016
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of EXCELLENCE VEHICULES · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Profondeville · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Ex Leiding Assent · Bekkevoort · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ELA VZW · Other membership organisations · Grimbergen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ELA, Soins à domicile · Nursing and midwifery · Couvin · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alliance de la Gauche Européenne pour les Peuples et la Planète · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Elsene · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Eva Lippens Avocate · Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lebbeke · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of El Al Israël Airlines Limited · Personenvervoer door de lucht · Tel Aviv · since 1968
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Abbreviation of European Lorrang Aircraft Corporation · Brussel · since 1980
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General electrical installation work · Incourt · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1986
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Abbreviation of ZELFHULP-LEERGROEP ELAN · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LASER APPLICATIONS SYSTEMS · Vervaardiging van niet-verspanende machines voor de metaalbewerking en van gereedschapswerktuigen voor metaalbewerking · Mouscron · since 1989
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Oosterhout · since 1993
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1994
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Nursing and midwifery · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1996
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Activities of lawyers · Schilde · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2000
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Brussel · since 2002
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2017
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of DE PREZ MARCEL EN GUNTHER · Retail sale of footwear · Geraardsbergen · since 1972
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Grimbergen · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Machining of metals · Genk · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2020
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Combined facilities support activities · Lokeren · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Wichelen · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Liège · since 2022
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General medical practice · Brugge · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Merchtem · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1967
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1965
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of European Literacy for All Network · Other membership organisations · Mons · since 2024
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Deinze · since 2024
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Site preparation · Andenne · since 2025
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Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Temse · since 2018
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LINER AGENCIES NETWORK · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Wavre · since 2003