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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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brussel · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of SHAPE H.Q.AND UNITED KINGDOM SUPPORT UNIT.Q.M. C.L.O. · Activiteiten van extraterritoriale organisaties en instanties · Mons · since 1967
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Electro Mechanic Equipment · Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Glabbeek · since 1976
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Abbreviation of L'Entraide mutuelle de l'Equateur · Ganshoren · since 1987
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Temse · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Eva Meersman · Activities of company auditors · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Abbreviation of EGLISE MISSION EVANGELIQUE LA MAIN DE L'ETERNEL · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2002
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Schaarbeek · since 1974