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.
“ESENTE”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · since 1996
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Putte · since 2019
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dendermonde · since 2016
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Employment placement agencies · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2020
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General medical practice · Oudenaarde · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Amay · since 2011
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2009
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Travel agency activities · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Hannut · since 2024
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Travel agency activities · Dison · since 2025
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Charleroi · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van glasvezels · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Esenca asbl · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1976
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Ninove · since 1989
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Employment placement agencies · Ninove · since 2014
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Aalst · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Malle · since 2021
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Leuven · since 2021
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General medical practice · Tubize · since 2012
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Spa · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 1986
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Lier · since 1998