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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1998
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2013
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN ROUND TABLE FOR INDUSTRY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1988
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Entente Régionale du Tournaisis · Tournai · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2011
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Abbreviation of EASY ROOF TILE · Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Other education · Lokeren · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Tecnicobel · Brussel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of ETUDE ET REALISATION DE TRAVAUX EN BATIMENTS · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Waterloo · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Euregio Running Team - Kelmis · Kelmis · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Zele · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ENGINEER RANKING TEST PLATFORM · Computer programming · Braine-le-Comte · since 2024
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Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Gent · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Etablissements Barette et Cie · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1968
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Torhout · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Essen · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · Opwijk · since 2015
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sambreville · since 2023
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Site preparation · Edegem · since 2025
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Proefboren en boren · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herstal · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of AGENCE VANBECKEVOORT · Real estate agency activities · Diksmuide · since 1997
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Kluisbergen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Etudes, Réalisations Transactions · Namur · since 1966
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Brugge · since 1988