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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Specialist medical practice · Nivelles · since 2015
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1984
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Genk · since 1991
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Beveren · since 1996
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Plastering work · Elsene · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of INTER PLAFOND · General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Européan Trade Organisation · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Elsene · since 1968
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN UNION GUN CLUB · Brussel · since 2011
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Geel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX · since 2023
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2021
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Winning van grind · Kinrooi · since 1980
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Philippeville · since 1987
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Abbreviation of EUROPEENNE DE GESTION · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Les Bons Villers · since 1996
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN OIL & GAS INNOVATION FORUM · since 2002
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Other education · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Other business support services · Paris La Défense Cedex · since 2010
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Aarschot · since 1989
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Abbreviation 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
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2024
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Nieuwegein · since 1979
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Verviers · since 1980
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Overige bemiddeling in effecten- en goederencontracten, muv crowdfunding · Brussel · since 1984
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Hamont-Achel · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Evere · since 1989
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Mechelen · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Ferrières · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · Tubize · since 2015
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Luxemburg · since 1998
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Other construction installation · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Europese Organisatie en Management · Luxemburg · since 1990
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Doneols 9647 · since 2000
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Demolition · since 1990
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Advertising agencies · since 1994
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 1972
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Abbreviation of europese personeelsvereniging van de instellingen voor sociale zekerheid-ivzw euros · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2007
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Abbreviation of GENERAL AUTO MATERIEL · Péruwelz · since 1989
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since 1990
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Abbreviation of Groupement des Fédérations des Industries graphiques dans les Communautés européennes · Brussel · since 1977
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Esneux · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of SALAISONS BRETONNES · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudergem · since 1987
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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since 2014
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Verwerking en conservering van vlees van gevogelte · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Eurogate Customs · Logistics services · since 2025