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.
“GOBEL”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Tielt-Winge · since 2002
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 2024
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Retail sale of household furniture · Mouscron · since 1992
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten op het gebied van weg- en waterbouw · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1999
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Malmedy · since 2022
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2013
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since 1996
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Machining of metals · since 2025
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since 2025
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since 2026
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of GEMEENTELIJKE OPENBARE BIBLIOTHEEK VAN ETTERBEEK · Brussel · since 1984
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Other building finishing work · Jette · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of ETABLISSEMENTS GOBELEC · General electrical installation work · Andenne · since 2005
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Machining of metals · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Eghezée · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Mol · since 2011
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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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Abbreviation of Grond Ontwikkeling Bedrijf · Development of residential building projects · Edegem · since 2018
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1968
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostkamp · since 1966
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Activities of holding companies · Soignies · since 1994
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Duffel · since 1995
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Eindhoven · since 1996
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association Culturelle ANGOBEL · Verviers · since 2024
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Sprimont · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Dour · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of PARCLES · Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Brussel · since 1989
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Boussu · since 1999
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Etterbeek · since 1997
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Joinery installation · Nieuwpoort · since 2004
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · De Panne · since 2013
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Habay · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Hotel in Groene Omgeving · Hotels and similar accommodation · Torhout · since 2019