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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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Halen · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Schoten · since 2019
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1996
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General electrical installation work · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of E en R Vloemans · General electrical installation work · Lille · since 2002
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Schaarbeek · since 2015
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Massa · since 2020
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Market research and public opinion polling · Leuven · since 2011
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Activities of company auditors · Silly · since 2005
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Genappe · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 1997
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Verhuur en lease van kantoormachines, inclusief computers · Theux · since 2002
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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2020
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Abbreviation of European Network of Research Integrity Offices · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Herent · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Sarcelles · since 2011
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Abbreviation of EDZALA-NGOï · Comblain-au-Pont · since 2013
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Eau-Nature · Sprimont · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Riemst · since 2025
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Lokeren · since 1989