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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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luxembourg · since 2005
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van historische locaties en monumenten · Bassenge · since 1986
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2013
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Other information service activities · Geel · since 2013
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Schilde · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Les Forges de Belle-Vue · Charleroi · since 1931
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Elsene · since 1977
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Office administrative and support services · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Rassemblement des travailleurs émigrés de Belgique · Namur · since 2013
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2010
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Schelle · since 2012
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pajottegem · since 2025
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LONDON · since 2008
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London · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2026
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Zedelgem · since 2000
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Productie van elektriciteit uit hernieuwbare bronnen · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Meise · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Fort Bouw · Woudrichem · since 1973
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Bergerac · since 1981
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MARKUS FORT · Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of EXPLOITATIE MAATSCHAPPIJ FORABEL · Raising of other animals · since 1985