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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Mouscron · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2000
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Gavere · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2002
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Insurance agents and brokers · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of SemaFinances · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ans · since 2025
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Tilburg · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Gema Ancienne Maison Henri Gentges · Warehousing and storage · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1970
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1973
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Izegem · since 1983
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Oostende · since 1985
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Onhaye · since 1987
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Lanaken · since 1987
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · Beringen · since 1994
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Charleroi · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Soumagne · since 2013
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Other information service activities · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Affligem · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Grobbendonk · since 2017
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Development of residential building projects · Gesves · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2011
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Pelt · since 2012
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Putte · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2006
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · BERLIN · since 2007
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Ieper · since 2024
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Growing of flowers · Gent · since 1988
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Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Group. Europeen Maisons Alimentations et Approvisionnement A Succursaleass Intern de Caract Scientifique · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1965
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Other business support services · Edegem · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Ledegem · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1994
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Market research and public opinion polling · Schilde · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Gemak Collective · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leuven · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2007
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Liège · since 2007
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Herzele · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Dentergem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1966
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Abbreviation of GROUPE D'ECOLOGIE MICROBIENNE ET APPLIQUEE · Wavre · since 1985
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Anderlues · since 2007