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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Association Européenne du Transport et Convoyage de Valeurs · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1976
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN SERVICES en TRANSLATION AGENCY · Activities of head offices · Overijse · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Damme · since 2016
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 1969
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Koekelberg · since 1963
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2012
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Computer programming · Hoegaarden · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bertem · since 2019
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of DE PATIO · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Brugge · since 2006
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR SURFACE TREATMENT ON ALUMINIUM · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Editions Science et Technique · Brussel · since 1943
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Abbreviation of EST Real Estate · Etterbeek · since 1990
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Aalter · since 1990
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Abbreviation of EURO SNEL TRANSPORT · Freight transport by road · Stabroek · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1999
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Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Bocholt · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Electric Solutions Tobback · General electrical installation work · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2021
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Other information technology and computer services · Destelbergen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Ecole Spadoise de Tennis ASBL · Spa · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of EDUCATION ET SANTE POUR TOUS · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ukkel · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of EXPERTISES-SOLUTIONS-TRAVAUX · General construction of residential buildings · Colfontaine · since 2012
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Cultural education · since 2018
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Other technical testing and analysis · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · BLANKENBURG · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Zedelgem · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Activiteiten van financieringskanalen · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Herentals · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · since 2013
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Other information service activities · Lubbeek · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of CREEMERS-PAUMEN · Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Bree · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Begijnendijk · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Lasne · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 1991
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ÉCOLE DE SHIATSU TRADITIONNEL DE BRUXELLES · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Lievegem · since 2017
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Ukkel · since 1964