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.
“Elstra”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Zonhoven · since 1969
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Poperinge · since 1999
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 1988
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General construction of residential buildings · Kalmthout · since 1995
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 2002
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Temse · since 1968
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · Mouscron · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gingelom · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · Sankt Vith · since 2016
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Other financial services · Izegem · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2020
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Chimay · since 2025
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Rijkevorsel · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Abbreviation of E.L Services & Trading · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2022
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Pig breeding farms · Wuustwezel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoogstraten · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Kapellen · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Essen · since 1970
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Plastering work · Gent · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Hooglede · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2010