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.
“GIOTAX”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2004
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Bernissart · since 1997
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1979
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tubize · since 1989
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Brussel · since 1995
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Wellen · since 1985
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Abbreviation of GIOTS ENERGIETECHNIEKEN · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Hasselt · since 2012
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Haacht · since 1996
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Vorst · since 2005
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Jette · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Koksijde · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Jette · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024