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.
“EXIL”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of EXIL, Service de Santé Mentale pour demandeurs d'asile et victimes de torture. EXIL, geestelijke gezondheidsdienst voor asielzoekers en slachtoffers van foltering · Activiteiten van centra voor geestelijke gezondheidszorg · Elsene · since 1985
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Oostende · since 2020
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Koksijde · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Dentergem · since 2008
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Abbreviation of OSTEND EXILES CRICKET CLUB · Oostende · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · Amay · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2013
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Liège · since 2022
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Gent · since 1981
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Vorst · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Vorst · since 1990
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Abbreviation of VILVOORDS ATERNATIEF JEUGDCENTRUM · Vilvoorde · since 1991
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Media representation · Brugge · since 1997
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Zaventem · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Bocholt · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of EXIA BELGIUM · Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Etterbeek · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 1993
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Travel agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Fotoclub Exif Oostende · Oostende · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2011
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 1985
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Abbreviation of EXTERNALIZ-IT · Computer programming · Fernelmont · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Wichelen · since 2021
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Bekkevoort · since 2011
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Lasne · since 2004
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Société pour l'Exploitation des Inventions Belges · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1968
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Brussel · since 1973
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Waterloo · since 1983
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Other business support services · Etterbeek · since 2017