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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Namur · since 1960
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1968
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Kasterlee · since 1974
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General construction of residential buildings · Ganshoren · since 1981
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2013
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Sint-Niklaas · since 1991
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Other business support services · Putte · since 2001
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Londerzeel · since 1968
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of ECT · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EURO AFRICA TRADING · Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Elsene · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Vilvoorde · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Ciney · since 1975
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Floreffe · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of DEVILLANELLE AUCTION · Reparatie en onderhoud van andere apparatuur · Brussel · since 2023
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Kerkrade · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of De Lovie · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Poperinge · since 1922
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN PROMOTIONAL TRADE SERVICE · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1986
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2014
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2008
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
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Machining of metals · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1990
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Brussel · since 1990
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since 1994
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Vervoer via pijpleidingen · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1999
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zele · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Sankt Vith · since 2023
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Paliseul · since 2009
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Vorst · since 1994
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · La Ciotat · since 2018
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Abbreviation of europese personeelsvereniging van de instellingen voor sociale zekerheid-ivzw euros · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1973
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since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Euro - Stock Westmalle · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Malle · since 1980
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lontzen · since 1997
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oostende · since 1998
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Abbreviation of EUROPEADE - EUROPEADE INTERNATIONALE VERENIGING VOOR EUROPESE VOLKSCULTUREN · Other membership organisations · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Detailhandel in wapens en munitie · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Antwerpen · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Rijkevorsel · since 2007
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Ronse · since 1978
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2015
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Warehousing and storage · Kortrijk · since 1968
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1997