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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Eurolinguaunie · Schaarbeek · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dalhem · since 2022
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Ignace Buelens · Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2006
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tessenderlo · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2026
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Geetbets · since 1968
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LASER USERS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2000
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General electrical installation work · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waregem · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Kontich · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2021
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Verhuur en lease van bloemen en planten · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Diest · since 2003
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Heers · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · since 2003
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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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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Geel · since 1984