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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Formation, Education, Culture · Vocational training · Schaarbeek · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Fédération européenne de la Corrosion · Advertising agencies · Brussel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE CAMPING · Brussel · since 1985
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES FRANCOPHONES DE BELGIQUE · Brussel · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2018
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Abbreviation of EUROPESE TJERKESSEN FEDERATIE · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Nieuwpoort · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Fédération des ONG en Matière d'Envoi de Coopérants ONG · since 1991
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Abbreviation of FONDATION EUROPEENNE DE LA CULTURE-BELGIQUE · Elsene · since 1992
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DU COMMERCE CHIMIQUE - EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of FREE EAGLE COMPANY · Computer programming · Geel · since 2002
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Chaudfontaine · since 2003
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Abbreviation of federation des exploitants et chauffeurs de taxis · Schaarbeek · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Fédération des Étudiants Congolais de Belgique · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Stedelijk Feestkomiteit Menen · Menen · since 1958
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bonheiden · since 1973
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES COLLECTIONNEURS ET DES AMATEURS DE CURIOSITES, ANTIQUITES ET DE FOLKLORE · Etterbeek · since 1987
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DES CONSEILS EN VALORISATION DE L'INNOVATION · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2000
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Abbreviation of FEDERATIONEUROPEENNE DES CONSEILS ET INTERMEDIAIRES FINANCIERS · Elsene · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Laakdal · since 2014
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Merksplas · since 2012
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Web portal activities · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Fekat Circus Friends · Vorst · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Féfération du Canabis de Belgique · Liège · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Ninove · since 2021
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Graphic design and visual communication · Etterbeek · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · since 2008
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Abbreviation of FRANSSEN ENTREPRISE BOIS ET CONSTRUCTION · Joinery installation · Soumagne · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Torhout · since 2025
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION DES ECOLES DE CONDUITE AGREEES DE BRUXELLES · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · Ukkel · since 1987
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Abbreviation of FUTURE EVENTS · Hoegaarden · since 1998
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Abbreviation of FRIGETTO EVENT · Hasselt · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Future Events VZW · Turnhout · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Fleur d'Espoir · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Ferdinand Ensemble · Mol · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Fitness Education · Brussel · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Olen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Fabriek Electronique · Support activities for crop production · Tournai · since 2026
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Anderlecht · since 1988
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1994