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.
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Machining of metals · Hoogstraten · since 2010
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Schaarbeek · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Abbreviation of FREMA TOTAL PROJECTS · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2006
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Storten of permanent opslaan · Geel · since 1993
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Hove · since 1984
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Bree · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Londerzeel · since 1991
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2000
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Kampenhout · since 2013
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Joinery installation · since 2015
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2015
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Painting of buildings · Paliseul · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2009
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Hasselt · since 1990
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2003
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Eupen · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo · since 1988
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Abbreviation of FREMAP Industries · Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Couvin · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalter · since 1993
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Other information technology and computer services · Oudergem · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2020
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2011
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Funeral services · Beernem · since 2024
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since 1996
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Vermogensbeheer · Huldenberg · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Fred & Marie Company · Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Kapellen · since 1997
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Other construction installation · Kortenaken · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ieper · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1980
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1981
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Ronse · since 2000
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Office administrative and support services · Roeselare · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waregem · since 1990
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Koksijde · since 1999
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Malle · since 2025
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1994