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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

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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

15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • FORTES same name
    Office administrative and support services · Aartselaar · since 1995
  • Fortes same name
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pajottegem · since 2025
  • Fortess very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2025
  • FORTE very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2013
  • Forté very similar
    Other information service activities · Geel · since 2013
  • Forte very similar
    Schilde · since 2007
  • FORTEM very similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 2021
  • Fortec very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2010
  • Fortek very similar
    Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Schelle · since 2012
  • ORTES very similar
    Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Gent · since 1976
  • Fores very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2024
  • Cortes very similar
    Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Merchtem · since 1990
  • FORTIS very similar
    Name of an establishment of PASCOLI · Agents and brokers in banking services · Hamois · since 2003
  • FORTIS very similar
    Name of an establishment of MARYLINE DATH · Agents and brokers in banking services · Ath · since 2004
  • JORTES very similar
    Retail sale of automotive fuel · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • FORT similar
    Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1950
  • Fort similar
    Abbreviation of Fort Bouw · Woudrichem · since 1973
  • FORT similar
    Bergerac · since 1981
  • FORTECH similar
    Productie van elektriciteit uit hernieuwbare bronnen · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2000
  • Advertising agencies · since 2020
  • Fort similar
    Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2020
  • FORT similar
    Abbreviation of MARKUS FORT · Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
  • FORT. similar
    Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2021
  • FORT similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2010
  • FORTENA similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2003
  • Forteco similar
    Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2023
  • FORTEGO similar
    Office administrative and support services · Oudenaarde · since 2025
  • FORTERA similar
    Meise · since 2026
  • since 2011
  • Forteform similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 2016
  • FORTEXCO similar
    Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Quaregnon · since 2018
  • FORTEBEL similar
    luxembourg · since 2005
  • FORTEM 46 similar
    Plumbing work · Alveringem · since 2023
  • Fortezza similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2025
  • FORTH similar
    Beersel · since 1999
  • Forto similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2013
  • FORTA similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Hoogstraten · since 2024
  • Fort 7 similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Manufacture of outerwear · since 2026
  • since 2026
  • FORTEZZIO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Martelange · since 2013
  • since 2015
  • For Thunes similar
    Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · Brussel · since 2020
  • FORTE & CO similar
    Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2022
  • FORTIM similar
    Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1976
  • forty9 similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
  • FORT 07 similar
    Name of an establishment · Graphic design and visual communication · Kuurne · since 2016
  • Forti-7 similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Anderlecht · since 2018
  • FOR-TRU similar
    Other business support services · Poperinge · since 2023
  • Fortom similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lier · since 2009
  • FORTRI similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2010
  • Forte, Gino (sole trader) similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    since 1976
  • Fortia similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Ternat · since 1968
  • Fortin similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1968

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