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.
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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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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Abbreviation of HERMANS - ALGEMENE TECHNIEKEN · General electrical installation work · Lummen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of health and trade network · Brussel · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2020
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van schuurmiddelen · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1982
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heusden-Zolder · since 1992
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Tourist information services · Gent · since 1994
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Sittard · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Haspengouw.TV · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
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Visual arts creation · Elsene · since 2016
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Trade name of Hauto · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Brugge · since 2019
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Site preparation · Mettet · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sombreffe · since 2023
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Funeral services · Veurne · since 2010
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Hagen · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of Textiel Troch · Groothandel in overig textiel · Sint-Niklaas · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 1989
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 1990
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Wevelgem · since 1991
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 1993
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Cafés and bars · Charleroi · since 1996
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Brussel · since 1999
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Geraardsbergen · since 2017
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Other business support services · Brecht · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Florennes · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2009
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2024
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Drogenbos · since 2026
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Abbreviation of HUMAN ACTS · Elsene · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Henri-August · Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Henri Allaert · Other business support services · Aalter · since 2020
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Abbreviation of HORSE ADVENTURE · Raising of horses and other equines · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VZW HELGA AMEYE · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of H-ARTDECO · General construction of residential buildings · since 2015