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.
“FABES”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Brugge · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Torhout · since 1989
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-le-Comte · since 2019
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Abbreviation of FAB Extrusion Technology · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Deerlijk · since 2023
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Dilbeek · since 2008
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Graphic design and visual communication · Dendermonde · since 2009
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2005
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since 1982
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2021
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of For A Better Environment · Gent · since 2015
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Freight transport by road · Genk · since 2024
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gerpinnes · since 1968
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Namur · since 1977
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Verlaine · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Famille Banka Benelux · Andenne · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Diepenbeek · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Péruwelz · since 2011
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Antwerpen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of FABEVE IMMO · Namur · since 2024
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Roofing work · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Federatie der Architectenverenigingen van Belgïe · Brussel · since 1939
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Elsene · since 1988
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Evere · since 1989
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Retail sale of antiques · Elsene · since 1994
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Keerbergen · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2020
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Abbreviation of EAU PURE BULABANGA · since 2021
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Other education · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FORTIS ASSISTANCE BELGIUM · AMSTERDAM · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Fundraisers Alliance Belgium · Activities of professional membership organisations · Gent · since 2012
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Fortyandbeyond · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2015
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Brecht · since 2013
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Haacht · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Thimister-Clermont · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Staden · since 2019
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Drachten · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Mouscron · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Moorslede · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 1969
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Vervaardiging van muziekinstrumenten · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Famille Bamendjou de Bruxelles · Anderlecht · since 2006
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2006
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Other construction installation · Braine-le-Comte · since 2008
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Raising of other animals · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Waterloo · since 2025
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Abbreviation of FEDERATIE VAN DE ARCHITECTENVERENIGINGEN VAN BELGIË · Brussel · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2017