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.
“Groep AA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aartselaar · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2021
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Other building finishing work · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wemmel · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Olen · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Poperinge · since 2015
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Dental practice · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2021
Names that resemble it 59 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Forging of metal · Schilde · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Vaktentoonstellingsorganisatie · Antwerpen · since 1967
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Abbreviation of GROEP ANTWERPSE BOUWMARKTEN · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2017
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Joinery installation · Lendelede · since 2020
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Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Maaseik · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Zwevegem · since 2021
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Other construction installation · Zedelgem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Pittem · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Balen · since 2021
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Logistics services · Zonhoven · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2007
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Bocholt · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · since 1983
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 2025
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Oostende · since 2025
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Gent · since 1974
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Gent · since 1975
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Hasselt · since 1978
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Mol · since 1984
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Real estate agency activities · Keerbergen · since 1986
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Real estate agency activities · Middelkerke · since 1989
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Abbreviation of GROEP BOSSUYT · Real estate agency activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geel · since 1991
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Linter · since 1992
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Heers · since 1993
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Gistel · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Insurance agents and brokers · Nijlen · since 2013
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Activities of bailiffs · Gent · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2014
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 2016
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Verhuur en lease van bloemen en planten · Diksmuide · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Zuienkerke · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Other tax advisory services · Brugge · since 2017
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Sint-Truiden · since 2018
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Lokeren · since 2020
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Peer · since 2023
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Roofing work · Balen · since 2023
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Lokeren · since 2008
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Bocholt · since 2009
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Name of MELONTIKOS · Beringen · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Meise · since 2011
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Maldegem · since 2012
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Development of residential building projects · Maaseik · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2008
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Leuven · since 2014
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Brugge · since 1968
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Gent · since 1978
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Brugge · since 1989
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Insulation installation · Genk · since 2016