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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Leuven · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Beersel · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Maasmechelen · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2015
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 1999
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Other building finishing work · Oudenaarde · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1998
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Juprelle · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Walcourt · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of Eticom Belgium · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1989
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Ukkel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN MINING COMPANY · Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1992
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Other social work without accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2001
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Buggenhout · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oudenaarde · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of BOUWHEER DEVELOPMENT GROUP · Plastering work · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Other personal services · Nivelles · since 2024
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Boortmeerbeek · since 2021
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ENTERTAINMENT RESEARCH INVESTMENT CORPORATION · Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of EUROPE-RECHERCHE-INFORMATION-CONSEIL - EUROPE-RESEARCH-INFORMATION-COUNSEL · Etterbeek · since 1988
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Other tax advisory services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1992
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding
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Other educational support services · Braine-le-Comte · since 2018
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Europe Recherche Innovation Conseil · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CATALYSIS · Brussel · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Web portal activities · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Beerse · since 1968
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Grez-Doiceau · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Erica Garden · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Ninove · since 1999
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · since 2001
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Vermogensbeheer · Asse · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2016
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Etterbeek · since 1992
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Evere · since 2015
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2022
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2022
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2022
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Mixed farming · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Jalhay · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Fleurus · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ETABLISSEMENTS MIKA · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Ecaussinnes · since 1976