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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Liège · since 2015
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Anderlecht · since 2021
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Frameries · since 1985
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Other business support services · since 2017
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1984
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Binche · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 1987
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of P.J.R. CONSULTING · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Walhain · since 2001
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Brussel · since 2010
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Nivelles · since 1999
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Namur · since 2016
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Rombach · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2001
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Insulation installation · Wemmel · since 2022
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CLICHY · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Ramillies · since 2006
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Abbreviation of El Toro Rojo · Schoten · since 2025
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Other education · Bastogne · since 2020
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Gent · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Charleroi · since 2001
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Other construction installation · Rumst · since 2021
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Waregem · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Waasmunster · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Etudes, Travaux, Réalisations, Automations · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Namur · since 1990
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Abbreviation of European Textile Rental Association · Asse · since 1991
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Other information technology and computer services · Deinze · since 1995
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Specialist medical practice · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ERGO TUA RURA MANEBUNT · Buying and selling of own real estate · Evergem · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Grobbendonk · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · Daejeon · since 1992
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Activities of head offices · Zulte · since 2024
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN TRAVEL RETAIL CONFEDERATION · Brussel · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of P. PETRE · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 1988
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Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · Brussel · since 2017