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.
“Estar”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bertem · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2021
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Activiteiten van financieringskanalen · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Koekelberg · since 1963
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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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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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Geraardsbergen · since 1989
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Nivelles · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · since 1985
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Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2020
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Activities of holding companies · Lasne · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2006
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Welkenraedt · since 2000
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Aalter · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1999
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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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Other information technology and computer services · Destelbergen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ukkel · since 2012
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Cultural education · since 2018
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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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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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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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Abbreviation of EURO SNEL TRANSPORT · Freight transport by road · Stabroek · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Electric Solutions Tobback · General electrical installation work · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2021
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Abbreviation of EDUCATION ET SANTE POUR TOUS · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of EXPERTISES-SOLUTIONS-TRAVAUX · General construction of residential buildings · Colfontaine · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · Herentals · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 1969
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Laakdal · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Aartselaar · since 2013
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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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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2017
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Ukkel · since 1964