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.
“FRECAT”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Brugge · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Moorslede · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · Berlare · since 1998
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Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Bastogne · since 1994
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Construction of roads and motorways · Courcelles · since 1992
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Roofing work · since 2026
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Sint-Truiden · since 1983
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Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Dilbeek · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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since 2009
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Raising of horses and other equines · Hasselt · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · Oostende · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Heusden-Zolder · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Koksijde · since 2013
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kuurne · since 1988
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Elsene · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oostrozebeke · since 2021
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Abbreviation of FreChCo · Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Gingelom · since 2024
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Waregem · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010