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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Equipe spéléo Saint-Nicolas · Bassenge · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of EnergySavingSystems · Activities of holding companies · Ninove · since 2001
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Abbreviation of EVO SPORTS SOLUTIONS · Computer programming · Asse · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ELECTRICITÉ SERVICE SOLUTION · General electrical installation work · Ath · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ENERGY SAVING SERVICES · Vervaardiging van glasvezels · Ronse · since 2015
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Abbreviation of École Saint Silouane · Activities of religious organisations · Nivelles · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Chaudfontaine · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Epicurus · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Essalaam · Tessenderlo · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SERVICES · Other technical testing and analysis · Peer · since 2011
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Office administrative and support services · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ENERGY SAVING SERVICE · Other building finishing work · Ingelmunster · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ERNES SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Event Services & Solutions · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Aarschot · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Huldenberg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Excellent Shuttle Service · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Tremelo · since 2024
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Abbreviation of El sindicato de los sueños · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EQUIPMENT SALES SERVICES AND LOGISTICS · Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Lendelede · since 1999
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mons · since 1988
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Abbreviation of European Society of Surgical Oncology · Other business support services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of TIGER EXPRESS · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Maldegem · since 2002
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY - SOCIETE EUROPEENNE D'ONCOLOGIE CHIRURGICALE - EUROPESE GEMEENSCHAP VOOR CHIRURGISCHE ONCOLOGIE · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2002
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Wholesale of other food products · Genk · since 2014
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since 1984
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Psychology services · since 2019
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR SEXUAL MEDICINE · Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Zaventem · since 2019
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1992
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Retail sale of beverages, general range
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Brecht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SCHOOL SPORT FEDERATION · Ukkel · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Hasselt · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2011
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Site preparation · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of L'UNIQUE · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Bornem · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements Sintobin frères · Vervaardiging van borstelwaren · Ledegem · since 1939
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1991
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's-Gravenhage · since 1993
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Mouscron · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Experienced Surgical Skills and Innovative Technology · Other education · Aalst · since 2019
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Zonnebeke · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ESSOR FEDERATION DE BELGIQUE · Bertem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of European Stadium and Safety Management Association · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2006
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Elkam Solutions · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2023
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Manage · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of DIONDG · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ternat · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FLORIO IMMO · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Boussu · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · since 2010