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.
“GovEst”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Schilde · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2024
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Lummen · since 2021
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Computer programming · Roeselare · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
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Hoogstraten · since 1992
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Haacht · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Dour · since 2013
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Essen · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Veurne · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Herk-de-Stad · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Zonnebeke · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lebbeke · since 2025
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ardooie · since 2012
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Insurance agents and brokers · Saint-Hubert · since 1991
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2013
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Villers-la-Ville · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Herenthout · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Other business support services · Koekelare · since 1997
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Abbreviation of GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Chaudfontaine · since 2013
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Chiny · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Diest · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Sprimont · since 2019
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Sprimont · since 2020
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Wetteren · since 1992
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Lommel · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Floreffe · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · Ninove · since 2019
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Lille · since 2023
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Vakantieparken · Malmedy · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wichelen · since 2007
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Floor and wall tiling · Beringen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Zemst · since 2013