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.
“FREEBO”
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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Wholesale of live animals · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2007
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Machining of metals · Aarschot · since 1995
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2009
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Erpe-Mere · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · Eeklo · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2015
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Oud-Heverlee · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maldegem · since 2022
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Berghem · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2015
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Other business support services · Ninove · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Schilde · since 2022
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Veurne · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of ARF CARS · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Kortrijk · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Formation Recherches Etudes Edition · Elsene · since 1989
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Troisvierges · since 2014
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Kortrijk · since 2018
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Feminist Revolution for Education at Equity · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Avelgem · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of SAS Group · Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2020
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Waasmunster · since 2011
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Photography, excluding press photography · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Poperinge · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Brugge · since 2014
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Wholesale of other household goods · since 1991
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brussel · since 2022
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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Cultural education · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · Ledegem · since 2022
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Nijlen · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Dansschool FREEze · Sports and recreation education · Retie · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Haaltert · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Namur · since 2026
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since 1983
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Wielsbeke · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of DE WIJNGAARD · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Laakdal · since 1975
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Abbreviation of FREEBOOTERS MOTOCLUB · Waregem · since 1993