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.
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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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Etudes et Developpements Commerciaux · Charleroi · since 1964
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Other tax advisory services · Asse · since 1996
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Tournai · since 1999
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Brasschaat · since 1999
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Other building finishing work · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Freight transport by road · Lochristi · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Other business support services · Schoten · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Assesse · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Echanges en Développement communautaire · Anderlecht · since 1983
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Elsene · since 1984
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Abbreviation of EURO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Elite de l'esthétique - Elite der Esthetica · Brussel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ELECTRONIC COMMERCE EUROPE · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1997
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Freight transport by road · Grimbergen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Energy Drinks Europe · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Empreinte DigitalE · Rixensart · since 2018
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Abbreviation of L' Etoile de l' Espoir · Herve · since 2018
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Bornem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Ed Electricité · General electrical installation work · Colfontaine · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ESPACE CULTURE & EDUCATION · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Euro Delivery Express · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Gent · since 2009
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Abbreviation of European Center for Ergonomics · Damme · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Emile Colompar Express · Other postal and courier activities · Landen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ETUDE, CONCEPT ET ENGINEERING · Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ASBL L'ESPOIRE D'UN ENFANT · Waremme · since 2007
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Willebroek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of ETUDIANTS DEMOCRATES EUROPEENS · Youth work associations · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of École des écoles · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ÉLAN D’ESPOIR ASBL · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Namur · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Devriendt Energy, Consulting & Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Denier de l'Enseignement Communal d'Engis · Engis · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Entreprises chimiques et électriques · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1911