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.
“GOBA”
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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Varkensvetmesterijen · Lille · since 1993
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Abbreviation of GRAZIANO, OLIVIER ET ANGELO BACCHETTA · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1994
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Plumbing work · Brecht · since 2023
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2007
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Abbreviation of GRAND ORIENT DE BELGIQUE- GROOTOOSTEN VAN BELGIE · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 1924
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Abbreviation of GIFTS OF BELGIUM · Other non-specialised retail sale · Waasmunster · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Grond Ontwikkeling Bedrijf · Development of residential building projects · Edegem · since 2018
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2020
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Production of cinema films · Elsene · since 2021
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Ukkel · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2007
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Abbreviation of GOBO INTERNATIONAL · Freight transport by road · Lanaken · since 1957
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Abbreviation of GENTS OPERA- EN BEL - CANTO KOOR LIANE SOUDAN · Gent · since 1984
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Abbreviation of GEMEENTELIJKE OPENBARE BIBLIOTHEEK VAN ETTERBEEK · Brussel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of GYNOBS - BAISY-THY · Genappe · since 2000
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Office administrative and support services · Dessel · since 2020
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Other building finishing work · Jette · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Alken · since 2008
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Turnhout · since 2005
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Site preparation · Kasterlee · since 2005
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 2008
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Other sports activities · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2011
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Ukkel · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Laakdal · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Maaseik · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Lede · since 1994
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Waterloo · since 1983
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Charleroi · since 1968