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.
“Gilba”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Lubbeek · since 2008
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Dinant · since 1990
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Turnhout · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Avelgem · since 2000
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brussel · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beerse · since 2009
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Houthulst · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kraainem · since 2023
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2014
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Literary creation · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · since 2008
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van textiel, kleding en leer · Aalst · since 1943
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Advertising agencies · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · La Louvière · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of GHIMLO · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zedelgem · since 1996
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Sports and recreation education · since 2010
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Abbreviation of GIL go 4 one · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Groupement de l'Indépendante de Liège · Liège · since 2026
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Other specialised construction activities · Brugge · since 1994
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Menen · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Ronse · since 2026
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Plumbing work · Oudergem · since 1993
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1995
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2000
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Gestion Immobilière Liègeoise · Aywaille · since 1947