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.
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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Elsene · since 1990
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Gembloux · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2014
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1996
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Brussel · since 2018
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Visual arts creation · Elsene · since 2020
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Visual arts creation · Liège · since 2008
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Brugge · since 2014
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Zutphen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of L'ENVOL-CHARLEROI · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Charleroi · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of Centre d'Accueil pour l'Enfant · Day nurseries and crèches · Nivelles · since 1983
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Mouscron · since 1984
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Day nurseries and crèches · Elsene · since 1999
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Namur · since 1999
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Herstal · since 1997
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Other education · since 2015
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Vocational training · since 2016
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Genappe · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Chaudfontaine · since 2015
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Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Gesves EXTRA · Other membership organisations · Gesves · since 2007
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Orp-Jauche · since 2007
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Gesves · since 2008
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Abbreviation of L'en-vol ASBL · Herstal · since 2024
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1970
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Waremme · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · Herentals · since 2022
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1975
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Elsene · since 1983
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Fitness centres · Etterbeek · since 2021
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Other software publishing · since 2006
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Thuin · since 1944
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2015
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gembloux · since 2023
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Other education · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Bassenge · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2021
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Boussu · since 1999
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Development of residential building projects · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2001
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Other social work without accommodation · Etterbeek · since 2000
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Day nurseries and crèches · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2015
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Rixensart · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2010
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Edegem · since 1963