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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other building finishing work · Ninove · since 1989
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2002
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2026
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · since 1991
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Finishing of textiles · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · since 2021
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of G.I.E. - GENERAL IMPORT EXPORT · Awans · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Zedelgem · since 2016
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Other education · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2003
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Abbreviation of GI EUROPE · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Linkebeek · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Lokeren · since 2009
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Other business support services · Temse · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wichelen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Global Import and Export Company · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of GORSHENIN INSTITUTE EU · since 2013
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Other building finishing work · since 2025
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Screed work · Brecht · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boutersem · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Nassogne · since 2021
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Other legal services · Knokke-Heist · since 2001
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1993
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Jalhay · since 2021
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · Lierneux · since 2025
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Abbreviation of GESTION ET INFORMATISATION DE L'ENTREPRISE · La Hulpe · since 1988