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.
“ESSEN”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-le-Château · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Etablissements Sintobin frères · Vervaardiging van borstelwaren · Ledegem · since 1939
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Koln · since 1978
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's-Gravenhage · since 1993
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Vermogensbeheer · Lanaken · since 2013
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Zonnebeke · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ESSET ENGAGE · Other research and development on natural sciences · Meise · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Balen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2010
Names that resemble it 44 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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Name of an establishment of EMMAT · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Brussel · since 1989
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Psychology services · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of HOTEL ESSENZA · Hotels and similar accommodation · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1999
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Activities of building architects · Riemst · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Computer programming · since 2016
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Other education · Aalter · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of TRANS ECLAIR · Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Zulte · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Holsbeek · since 2011
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Vocational training · Schoten · since 2004
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Oudsbergen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 1995
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Other legal services · Lokeren · since 2002
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Advertising agencies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Damme · since 2003
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ESSENTIA CONSULTING · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2004
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Other education · Leuven · since 2004
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Other business support services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2005
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2006
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Psychology services · Koksijde · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Leuven · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 1986
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Lier · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Essen · since 1986