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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2025
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zwevegem · since 2011
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Other technical testing and analysis · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Federatie der Belgische Audiovisuele Ondernemingen · Vilvoorde · since 2000
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION BELGE DES ARTS MARTIAUX · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Federatie van de Betonindustrie · Other technical testing and analysis · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1940
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Boortmeerbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION DE L'INDUSTRIE CIMENTIERE BELGE - FEDERATIE VAN DE B BELGISCHE CEMENTNIJVERHEID · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 1949
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Abbreviation of FEDERATIE VAN DE BELGISCHE GRAFISCHE INDUSTRIE · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Elsene · since 1959
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Abbreviation of De Koninklijke Belgische Federatie der Rijtuigmakerij en Bijhorende ambachten · Market research and public opinion polling · Evere · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Federation of Belgian Industrial Energy Consumers · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Brussel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Belgische Federatie van de Financiële Sector · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2013
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Other membership organisations · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Brussel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION BELGE DES DISTRIBUTEURS EN BOISSON - FEDERATIE VAN BELGISCHE DRANKENHANDELAARS · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1944
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION EUROPEENNE DE FINANCES ET BANQUES ETHIQUES ET ALTERNATIVES · Other financial services · Brussel · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · Laakdal · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Belgische Federatie van Taxis · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Federatie van Belgische Experten Verenigingen · Risk and damage evaluation · Brussel · since 2003
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Abbreviation of FEDERATIE VAN BELGISCHE ELEKTRICITEITS- EN GASBEDRIJVEN · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2007
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Abbreviation of FRANSSEN ENTREPRISE BOIS ET CONSTRUCTION · Joinery installation · Soumagne · since 2024
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1994