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.
“Gabeca”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Zonhoven · since 2010
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Insulation installation · Oudergem · since 1996
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Péruwelz · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Wavre · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Kasterlee · since 2012
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Ingelmunster · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1986
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Vervaardiging van zeep en wasmiddelen · Tournai · since 1974
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDE CAMMARATA · Machining of metals · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1990
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Risk and damage evaluation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortemark · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Belgian Cockpit Association · Activities of professional membership organisations · Evere · since 1999
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Ardooie · since 2007
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Construction of roads and motorways · Bree · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Garage BEX · Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Anderlecht · since 1983
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Abbreviation of BELGO-EUROPEAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION · Brussel · since 1986