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.
“Forto”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Zemst · since 2013
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2026
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Other financial services · Bonheiden · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lier · since 2009
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Beersel · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2013
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Other information service activities · Geel · since 2013
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Schilde · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hoogstraten · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van bestralingsapparatuur en van elektromedische en elektrotherapeutische apparatuur · Meise · since 2025
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Fort Bouw · Woudrichem · since 1973
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Bergerac · since 1981
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MARKUS FORT · Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Hove · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 1976
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Office administrative and support services · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Graphic design and visual communication · Kuurne · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 2021
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Other business support services · Poperinge · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2010
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Schelle · since 2012
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of PASCOLI · Agents and brokers in banking services · Hamois · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of MARYLINE DATH · Agents and brokers in banking services · Ath · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Welzijnsvereniging Het Eepos · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Laakdal · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Fortis Laar 12 hoek Guido Gezellestraat te Aartselaar · Aartselaar · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · Berlare · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Ukkel · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Other cleaning activities · Zaventem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of TAILOR & FOSTER · Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 1995
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Abbreviation of FLANDERS OFFSHORE RACING · Reparatie en onderhoud van civiele schepen · Brugge · since 2006
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since 2001
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since 1970
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Physiotherapy · since 1994
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seneffe · since 2025
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Ternat · since 1968
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1968
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Name of an establishment · Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Lochristi · since 2023