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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“EXPLO SAFE”

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.

  • EXPLO SAFE same name
    Other technical testing and analysis · Linter · since 2025
  • EXPLO very similar
    Boortmeerbeek · since 1994
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • EXPL'OSE similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2024
  • EXPLOSIVE similar
    Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lontzen · since 1989
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
  • Begijnendijk · since 2010
  • EXPLOSION similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2004
  • Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
  • EXPLOR similar
    Abbreviation of EXPLOR BUSINESS PROJECTS · Business and other management consultancy · Ohey · since 2000
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
  • E-XPLOSIONS similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Etterbeek · since 2000

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