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.
“ExpArt”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Elsene · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Demesmacre · Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Bierbeek · since 1963
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Name of an establishment of I.C.K. · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1977
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Middelkerke · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of HUGO · Cafés and bars · Hasselt · since 1996
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Bonheiden · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of PILA · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Huy · since 2000
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Kontich · since 2002
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Screed work · Oudergem · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 1985
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2022
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Deinze · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of AUDOLO · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Huy · since 2010
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Risk and damage evaluation · Aalst · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Kraainem · since 2013
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Boom · since 2008
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Risk and damage evaluation · Waterloo · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Geel · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Brussel · since 2020
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Roosendaal · since 2007
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Employment placement agencies · Temse · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Beersel · since 2026
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 2019
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2020