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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Etterbeek · since 2000
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2005
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Anderlecht · since 1960
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Other construction installation · Zottegem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of EURO TEC TRADING - ENGINEERING - CONSULTING · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of EUROPA · Hotels and similar accommodation · Liège · since 1997
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mons · since 2017
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Site preparation · Courcelles · since 2007
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen niet-leven · Antwerpen · since 1948
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Soest · since 1977
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Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1990
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Paris La Défense Cedex · since 2020
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN APPAREL AND TEXTILE CONFEDERATION · Other business support services · Etterbeek · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Mouscron · since 1967
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Abbreviation of European Information center for Explosion Protection · Hove · since 1983
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Computer programming · Meise · since 2015
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Lille · since 1990
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Brussel · since 1991
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Vorst · since 1993
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Office administrative and support services · since 1974
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2006
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Tournai · since 2025
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Hannut · since 1964
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Genk · since 2002
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Heusden-Zolder · since 2002
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Schaarbeek · since 2013
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Abbreviation of European Association of Latex Foam Industries · Nijlen · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Péruwelz · since 1985
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1987
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Palladuc · since 2022
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Anderlecht · since 1965
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Vervaardiging van buizen, pijpen, holle profielen en fittings daarvoor, van staal · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1977
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Market research and public opinion polling · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Retie · since 1990
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Abbreviation of L'EURO - CENTRALE DU CUIR · Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Brussel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Association européenne des Formateurs du Transport · Brussel · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · since 2018
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2005
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2006
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Brussel · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Employment placement agencies · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1968
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Antwerpen · since 1964
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Other retail sale of food · since 2015
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Schaarbeek · since 1968
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Vilvoorde · since 1989
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Niel · since 2012
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Charleroi · since 1991