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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Lennik · since 2005
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Other specialised construction activities · Turnhout · since 1979
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Mortsel · since 1985
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Grobbendonk · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Jalhay · since 2000
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Vermogensbeheer · Merchtem · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · Willebroek · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2008
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Landscape service activities · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wetteren · since 2011
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Waregem · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Kluisbergen · since 2003
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Other printing · Middelkerke · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Izegem · since 1977
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General construction of residential buildings · Berlare · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Pajottegem · since 2002
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since 1979
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Insurance agents and brokers · Aalst · since 2007
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Bonheiden · since 1971
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General construction of residential buildings · Geel · since 2001
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Verviers · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of Degroote Real Estate Construct · General construction of residential buildings · Oostende · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Schilde · since 2010
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Activities of head offices · Tielt · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Zonhoven · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1979
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Abbreviation of European Veterinarians in Education Research and Industry · Schaarbeek · since 2014
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of Dr. E. Hacioglu Cardiologie · Specialist medical practice · Gent · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · since 2022
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2026
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Gent · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Evergem · since 2008
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Oostende · since 2026
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Maaseik · since 1987
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1992
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Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of Easyfairs Group · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1999
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Vervaardiging van werkkleding · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Jette · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Fernelmont · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1999
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · since 2024