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.
“ERTON”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Event catering · Hannut · since 1983
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Wanze · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Lier · since 1973
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Koekelberg · since 1980
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Wholesale of other household goods · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Coating of metals · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Glaszetten · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van verkoopautomaten · Wommelgem · since 2024
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Brugge · since 1988
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Temse · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tournai · since 2003
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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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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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since 1978
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schoten · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2014
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Arendonk · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kruisem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 2005