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.
“ERL”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Snelschaatsclub Easy Riders · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Entraide Raymond Leurquin · Brussel · since 1989
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Support activities for crop production · Amel · since 2016
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Geetbets · since 2022
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Abbreviation of En Roue Libre · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Oudenaarde · since 1988
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lennik · since 1998
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van draad en van kettingen en veren · Charleroi · since 1998
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · De Haan · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Genk · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aarschot · since 2003
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Antwerpen · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Niel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Entente de la Resistance de Woluwe Saint Lambert · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1945
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Abbreviation of ELISABETH RESIDENCE · Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Chaudfontaine · since 1997
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Abbreviation of El Rio · Sports and recreation education · Malmedy · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ENERGY REMODELING · Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Olen · since 2016
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Abbreviation of EAGLE RISE · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Exclusive roofs · Roofing work · Brasschaat · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Etre-Re · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EVASION RIVERSIDE · Other amusement and recreation activities · Brussel · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Éclair Royal · Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EstheRudi · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Empire Rising · La Hulpe · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ESPACE RUIMTE · Ukkel · since 2026
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Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1978
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2003