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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Aywaille · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2014
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Evergem · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Pelt · since 1996
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Other building finishing work · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2016
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Kontich · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ingelmunster · since 2009
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Abbreviation of European Land Registry Association · Brussel · since 2005
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Brasschaat · since 2007
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Sports and recreation education · Malmedy · since 2015
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Couvin · since 2022
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Other education · Geel · since 2023
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Visual arts creation · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Dendermonde · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ESTEE LAUDER · Vervaardiging van parfums en toiletartikelen · Westerlo · since 1965
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ERIC LOWIE · Photography, excluding press photography · Brussel · since 1991
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kampenhout · since 1996
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Abbreviation of EuroLatino · Liège · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Ethical Life · Oostende · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · Ranst · since 2018
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Abbreviation of El Laboristo · Reparatie en onderhoud van andere civiele transportmiddelen · Gent · since 2019
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ezer Latalmid · Youth work associations · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Handel in elektriciteit · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ENFANTS LUNE · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Etres en lien · Socio-cultural adult education · Liège · since 2025
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Lille · since 2010