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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE Du LAIT · Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Schaarbeek · since 1955
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gent · since 1982
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1985
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Charleroi · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of MANFILCONSTRUCT · General construction of residential buildings · Namur · since 1992
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Photography, excluding press photography · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of FILA BENELUX · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Brussel · since 1983
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Biella · since 1986
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Initiatives locales pour l'Enfance · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ronse · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2018
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Lille · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Fondation Sainte Philomène · Sambreville · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1986
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ieper · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Ravels · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2018
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Zwevegem · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Lebbeke · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Veterinary services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Materials recovery from waste · Charleroi · since 2021
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General construction of office buildings · Ravels · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van sportartikelen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Hulp aan de Filipijnse Rijstboer · Ternat · since 2009
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Hasselt · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Kruisem · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Growing of flowers · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ternat · since 2007
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Assenede · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lommel · since 2024
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Herstal · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Zwevegem · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Wingene · since 2026
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Rijkevorsel · since 2026
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Ukkel · since 1962
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1981
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Oudenaarde · since 1987
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Wholesale of other food products · Charleroi · since 1996
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2009