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.
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 beverages, general range · Kontich · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Verzekeringen Devrieze-Fonteyne · Insurance agents and brokers · Ieper · since 2012
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Bewerken van metaal en poedermetallurgie · Wingene · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuven · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2014
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Ronse · since 2013
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Roeselare · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Gent · since 1985
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of BEWO-Group · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zwalm · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of KANTOOR DE VRIEZE · Insurance agents and brokers · Lievegem · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ichtegem · since 2017
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Veurne · since 2020
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Other tax advisory services · Ieper · since 2018
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Site preparation · Ieper · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Maldegem · since 2012
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Real estate agency activities · Keerbergen · since 1986
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Gistel · since 1993
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lokeren · since 2015
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Other tax advisory services · Zemst · since 2015
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Verhuur en lease van bloemen en planten · Diksmuide · since 2016
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Joinery installation · Meise · since 2011
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tielt · since 2024
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · Gent · since 1978