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.
“Elli”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of LisBuild · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Mechelen · since 1999
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household furniture · Wevelgem · since 1983
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Pecq · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aartselaar · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 2019
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Other business support services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of ELLIM SRL · Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of E-LLIS INTERNATIONAL · Freight transport by road · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2011
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Mouscron · since 2006
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2025
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Poperinge · since 2026
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Handel in elektriciteit · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Abbreviation of ASBL Ecole Libre St Lambert de Ligny · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Sombreffe · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Electronique et Informatique · Other retail sale of new goods · Merbes-le-Château · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Eric Liekens Informatica · Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Coupure BV · Land surveying · Gent · since 1995
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Londerzeel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ECO-LOGIC INDUSTRIES · Other building finishing work · VLAARDINGEN · since 1995
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Meise · since 1996
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oudergem · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ENTENTE LA LOUVE · Anderlecht · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Employment & Labor Lawyers International · Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of VLAAMSE VERENIGING VOOR ICT-PERSONEEL · Employment placement agencies · Brussel · since 2014
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Dental practice · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Espace de Littératures Illustrées · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2017
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Land surveying · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of European Lithium Institute · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2020
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Genk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ELLICO INDUSTRIËLE TECHNIEKEN · General electrical installation work · Turnhout · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2022
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Geraardsbergen · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Kampenhout · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Quévy · since 2010
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LAW INSTITUTE · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Entre les lignes · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ELL. Law · Activities of lawyers · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2024
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een lichamelijke handicap · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Arendonk · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Jabbeke · since 2024
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Poperinge · since 2025
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Other business support services · Lubbeek · since 2025
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Other legal services · Aalter · since 2025
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Immobilière des Ardennes · Real estate agency activities · Vielsalm · since 1989