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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Généralistes Liège-Nord · Liège · since 1988
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Lichtervelde · since 1995
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Abbreviation of GLOBAL INNOVATION NETWORK · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Ganshoren · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Malle · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Ginkgo Earth · Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kapellen · since 2001
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Niel · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of GREYHOUNDS IN NOOD BELGIUM · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1999
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2007
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mol · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Gent · since 2015
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Other business support services · Laarne · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Gelusco Invest · Deinze · since 2018
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of JACO CONCEPT · Full-service restaurants · Ukkel · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Gino San · Plumbing work · Zwevegem · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Nijlen · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Elsene · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Ginneke' S Fashion · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lier · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Gent · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2000
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Tournai · since 2018
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Knokke-Heist · since 2006
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Awans · since 2019
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Other business support services · As · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Bonheiden · since 2021
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Roofing work · since 2023
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Izegem · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Awans · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Temse · since 2004
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Sports and recreation education · Hasselt · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Izegem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Abbreviation of General Investments · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1988
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Activities of interior architects · since 2010
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of KARACAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1995