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.
“FosCo”
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
32 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other education · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2026
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Mettet · since 1999
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since 1992
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Donchery · since 1989
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since 1971
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Abbreviation of Volleybal Sport en Cultuur Oosterveld · Antwerpen · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Verzekeringen ROSSIGNOL Assurances · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 1989
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Genk · since 1989
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 1990
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Howald 2112 · since 1992
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schoten · since 1992
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Charleroi · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2013
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Brussel · since 2017
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Insulation installation · Gent · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Oudenburg · since 2018
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Abbreviation of POSCO HOLDINGS Inc. · Public relations and communication consultancy · POHANG-SI · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Couvin · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2020
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Les lilas · since 2022
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Gent · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kortenaken · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 2005
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Joinery installation · Herent · since 2007
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2008
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Gent · since 2026
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Lier · since 1945
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Full-service restaurants · Arlon · since 2023
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Federation des Oeuvres Scolaires Catholiques · Liège · since 1968
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Mamer · since 2016
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Abbreviation of FOS OPEN SCOUTING · Youth work associations · Gent · since 1966
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Abbreviation of Fonds voor Ontwikkelingssamenwerking - Socialistische Solidariteit · Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Brussel · since 1986
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Etten-Leur · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Friends of Scouting · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 1993
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Abbreviation of FIDUCIAL OFFICE SOLUTIONS · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Brussel · since 1998
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Brasschaat · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1980
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2007
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Activities of lawyers · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Forges et Scieries d'Art · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1968