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 Argus”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Herentals · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Linter · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wemmel · since 2014
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Roofing work · Balen · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1983
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Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2026
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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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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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Dental practice · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2026
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Activities of notaries · Roeselare · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · Schoten · since 2016
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Plumbing work · Nieuwpoort · since 2023
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Maldegem · since 2026
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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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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Tongeren · since 2019
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Deinze · since 2010
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 2016
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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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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Bocholt · since 2009
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Name of MELONTIKOS · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beringen · since 2010
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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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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Berlare · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2021
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Insulation installation · Genk · since 2016