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.
“GUIMAT”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ittre · since 1997
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Brussel · since 1979
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Ecaussinnes · since 1988
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Vermogensbeheer · Deinze · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Izegem · since 1997
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Damme · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2003
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Vervaardiging van andere pompen en compressoren · Herentals · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geel · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2015
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Plumbing work · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Aalst · since 2026
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Zutendaal · since 2017
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Ukkel · since 2016
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Waterloo · since 2004
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Activities of notaries · Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Wingene · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Instituut voor Management Training · Turnhout · since 1974
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Aarschot · since 1991