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.
“Elroco”
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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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ciney · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Essen · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Zandhoven · since 2016
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Other business support services · Beringen · since 2023
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Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Dendermonde · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Haaltert · since 2025
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Other business support services · Aalter · since 2025
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Other business support services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2026
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Kortrijk · since 1990
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Pelt · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2019
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Brasschaat · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Couvin · since 2022
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Other education · Geel · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Other business support services · Moorslede · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017
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Genk · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Jette · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Essen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Orp-Jauche · since 2002
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Name of an establishment · Real estate agency activities · Meise · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Alken · since 2009