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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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 FRANCE EUROPE RENCONTRE · Other membership organisations · Ukkel · since 1982
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Machining of metals · Lubbeek · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Frameries European Runners · Quévy · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · since 2013
Names that resemble it 58 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Halle · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Libin · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Fédération européenne des Recycleurs de Verre · Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of SANTOS INVEST · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Nieuwpoort · since 2007
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Leuven · since 1972
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Machining of metals · Ittre · since 1984
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Oudenburg · since 1988
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Oudenaarde · since 1988
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Abbreviation of FREE ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE · Other retail sale of new goods · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Damme · since 2001
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Brussel · since 2001
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Forging of metal · Ranst · since 2012
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Abbreviation of FONDATION POUR L'ÉTUDE DES RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES ROMAIN YAKEMTCHOUK · Brussel · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of MOOSE CLOTHING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oostende · since 2014
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Abbreviation of FRATERNITE DES EGLISES DE REVEIL DE BELGIQUE · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Vervaardiging van frisdranken en water in flessen · Brugge · since 2018
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Turnhout · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2023
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Event catering · Boortmeerbeek · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2009
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of ERMELINDA · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of FINANCIERE D'ENTREPRISE ET DE RENOVATION IMMOBILIERE · Namur · since 2005
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Abbreviation of FERM-IMMO · Buying and selling of own real estate · Ternat · since 2006
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Nursing and midwifery · Nijlen · since 2023
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2024
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Soignies · since 1968
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE RISK MANAGEMENT - FEDERATION OF EUROPEAN RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1974
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 1983
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Elsene · since 1983
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Lievegem · since 2012
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Dendermonde · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2013
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Performing arts by independent artists · Hasselt · since 2014
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Gent · since 2022
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since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Ranst · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Ju-jutsu Traditionnel Fernelmont & Ramillies · Braives · since 2010
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Wemmel · since 2010
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Staden · since 2011
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Abbreviation of FORUM EUROPEEN DES INSTITUTS DE RECHERCHE SUR LA SECURITE ROUTIERE · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of FERNANDEZ -NAVARRO -COCO · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Flémalle · since 2003
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Maldegem · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Namur · since 2002
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2019
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Mons · since 2012