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.
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1996
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Development of residential building projects · Grimbergen · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of EURO PLUS BELGIUM · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Colfontaine · since 1995
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Schaarbeek · since 1999
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Hairdressing and barber services · Wuustwezel · since 2012
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · TIRANA · since 2019
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Site preparation · Courcelles · since 2007
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Wholesale of other household goods · Lummen · since 1988
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Staden · since 2000
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1995
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zele · since 2020
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Kluisbergen · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Zaventem · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Grundfos Water Treatment Belgium · Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1976
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Vilvoorde · since 2021
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Waregem · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Gent · since 1983
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Other postal and courier activities · Brussel · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Sint-Niklaas · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of B.C.I. · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dentergem · since 1989
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Charleroi · since 1989
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Activiteiten van beursvennootschappen · Brussel · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Eupen · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Rijkevorsel · since 1996
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Charleroi · since 1991