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.
“General Development”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Elsene · since 1972
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Izegem · since 1987
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hasselt · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · Wavre · since 1994
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Ukkel · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 2015
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2018
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Ukkel · since 2019
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Other information technology and computer services · Faimes · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2007
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Leopoldsburg · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Deinze · since 1968
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Logistics services · Brussel · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP SOUTH LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT · Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of HEXEKO · Other information service activities · La Hulpe · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Lobbes · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Giucap · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Lint · since 2020
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Comblain-au-Pont · since 2021
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Other business support services · Bertrix · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Mechelen · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Laakdal · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Sint-Niklaas · since 2014
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Braine-le-Château · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Mol · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van geneesmiddelen · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Brussel · since 1961
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2021
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Ranst · since 2021
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Computer programming · Pelt · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Beauvechain · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2012
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Other sports activities · Lieren · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2019