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
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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 Belgische Parkeerfederatie · Elsene · since 1988
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Malle · since 1996
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Abbreviation of FRANK BASTIAANSEN SANITAIR · Plumbing work · Hoogstraten · since 2001
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION BELGE DE SAMBO - BELGISCHE SAMBOBOND · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Flämischer Bau Service · General construction of residential buildings · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2010
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Abbreviation of FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE · Contract catering and other food service activities · Brugge · since 2004
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Abbreviation of FULL BIKE SERVICE · Deerlijk · since 2022
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION FRANCOPHONE BELGE DE SKI · Activiteiten van sportbonden en -federaties · Liège · since 1977
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION FRANCOPHONE BELGE DE BOXE SAVATE · Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Tournai · since 1979
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Temse · since 2013
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Abbreviation of FRIENDS OF THE BSC · Brussel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION BRUXELLOISE DES SERVICES DE COORDINATION · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Fédération Belge des Sports de Tamburello · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Ganshoren · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Namur · since 2022
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Abbreviation of federatie der baggerwerken · Other personal services · Brussel · since 1938
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Frédéric Brouet · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beersel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Friends & Berries · Gent · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Abbreviation of FONDATION BALONGI · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of FINANCE BROKERAGE · Jette · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Frédérique Bielen · Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waterloo · since 2021