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.
“FRABEN”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of sheep and goats · Brugge · since 2007
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Site preparation · Engis · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudergem · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van elektrische huishoudapparaten · Ninove · since 2015
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudergem · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 2013
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General electrical installation work · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Zonhoven · since 2005
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Joinery installation · Charleroi · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schoten · since 1974
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Hasselt · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 1997
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Dilbeek · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kraainem · since 2022
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Ukkel · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Dendermonde · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Consortium Franco-Allemand du Meuble-Duits-Frans Meubelconsortium · Antwerpen · since 1957