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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wielsbeke · since 2007
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Machining of metals · Comines-Warneton · since 2002
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General electrical installation work · Beernem · since 1990
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other cleaning activities · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Paris · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of Emploi, Promotion de l'Agroalimentaire et du Tourisme transfrontaliers · Day nurseries and crèches · Tournai · since 1990
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Other information technology and computer services · Gent · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Izegem · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Braives · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Niel · since 2009
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Groothandel in onderkleding · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Etablissements Gali · Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1968
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Wanze · since 2001
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Bastogne · since 1991