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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Rombach · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Ramillies · since 2006
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Abbreviation of El Toro Rojo · Schoten · since 2025
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Office administrative and support services · Waasmunster · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Etudes, Travaux, Réalisations, Automations · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Namur · since 1990
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Abbreviation of European Textile Rental Association · Asse · since 1991
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Other information technology and computer services · Deinze · since 1995
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Liège · since 2015
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Specialist medical practice · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ERGO TUA RURA MANEBUNT · Buying and selling of own real estate · Evergem · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Grobbendonk · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Daejeon · since 1992
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Activities of head offices · Zulte · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN TRAVEL RETAIL CONFEDERATION · Brussel · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lasne · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Etrav Cologne Kuppers · Köln · since 1990
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hove · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Tremelo · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Nivelles · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ENERGY TECHNOLOGY · Sawmilling and planing of wood · Gent · since 1982
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Trade name of ELECTRO - TEST · Other business support services · Steenokkerzeel · since 1987
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Haacht · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ELITE THERAPY · Nutrition and dietetics services · Rixensart · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ELECTRO - TEST · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Steenokkerzeel · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Ellen's Thuisverpleging · Nursing and midwifery · Maasmechelen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Events Trotters · Namur · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ELEK TIM · General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ERIS TRANSPORT · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ETOILE TAMINOISE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sambreville · since 1985
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Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Est-Traditional · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Turnhout · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ECLIPSE TELECOM · Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Bredene · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ExtraTime · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2026
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Elcks Thuys · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of EDGARD TIJTGAT · Maarkedal · since 1992