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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of ASBL Ecole Libre de Lorraine · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Arlon · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brecht · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Lier · since 2025
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Psychology services · Maasmechelen · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schilde · since 2024
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Activiteiten op het gebied van osteopathie · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ASBL Ecole Libre St Lambert de Ligny · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Sombreffe · since 1987
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Londerzeel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of EXECUTIVE LIMOUSINE ORGANIZATION · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Meise · since 1995
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Abbreviation of European Landowners Organization · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1996
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Abbreviation of ENTENTE LA LOUVE · Anderlecht · since 2003
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Eeckhout Law Office · Activities of lawyers · Oudergem · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2019
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Development of non-residential building projects · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2020
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Other software publishing · Zuienkerke · since 2022
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Other business support services · Herentals · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Electric Light Operator · General electrical installation work · Tervuren · since 2009
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Translation services · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Entre les lignes · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Enrobés Liège Luxembourg · General construction of residential buildings · Amel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ELL. Law · Activities of lawyers · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Grimbergen · since 2025
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2026
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Office administrative and support services · Kluisbergen · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2001
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Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · BORAS · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Brussel · since 1981
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of ANNICE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 1993
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Lanaken · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Other retail sale of food · since 1986
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2018
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1983
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Abbreviation of ELLE Invest · Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2022
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2025
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Immobilière des Ardennes · Real estate agency activities · Vielsalm · since 1989
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1996