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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Fédération d'Associations pour la Diffusion de l'Information · Brussel · since 1987
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Gent · since 2014
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Aalst · since 1998
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vilvoorde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lebbeke · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Saint-Nicolas · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dilbeek · since 2012
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Jette · since 2005
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Aalst · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Fédération belge de Fabricants, Distributeurs et Grossistes en Jeux, Jouets et Articles de Puériculture · Brussel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION DES ASSOCIATIONS ET SOCIETES CAMEROUNAISE DE LA DIASPORA · Ukkel · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · since 2018
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Pajottegem · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Damme · since 1998
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Cafés and bars · Saint-Nicolas · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Juprelle · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2020
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Computer programming · Brakel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Fiscaal Adviesbureau De Smet · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lierde · since 2009
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Abbreviation of FISCAAL ACCOUNTANT DIRK HEYMANS · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zutendaal · since 2006
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Abbreviation of les francs archers des collines · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2023
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Other business support services · Laakdal · since 2026
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · Liège · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Office d'Analyse de la Diffusion Publicitaire · Ukkel · since 1951
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Activities of lawyers · since 2007
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2007
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Abbreviation of FLEMISH AID AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION · Gent · since 1973
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rixensart · since 2011