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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Other business support services · Jette · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Bekkevoort · since 2016
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Abbreviation of vzw Heist Swimming Team · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2009
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Enghien · since 2001
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Insurance agents and brokers · Brussel · since 1973
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Activiteiten van beschut wonen voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Tienen · since 1979
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Joinery installation · Torhout · since 1989
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Brussel · since 1991
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Gent · since 1992
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Abbreviation of HALLAERT ELECTRO SUPPORT · General electrical installation work · Hoegaarden · since 1992
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Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Waterloo · since 1998
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Abbreviation of HESTIA HOLDINGS · Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Aarschot · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of HELENIC FOOD · Full-service restaurants · Spa · since 2002
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Abbreviation of HOME ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES · Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Ukkel · since 2002
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Detailhandel in boeken · Lommel · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Diepenbeek · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Aalst · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Zoersel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2005
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van kurk, riet of vlechtwerk · since 1979
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2019
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Other social work without accommodation · Schoten · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2023
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Arendonk · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Kalmthout · since 2010
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Boortmeerbeek · since 2011
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heusden-Zolder · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2008
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Freight transport by road · Stekene · since 2008
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Libin · since 2024
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Mechelen · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Beringen · since 2024
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Combined facilities support activities · Brussel · since 2024
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2024
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Bonheiden · since 1987
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Zoersel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of HUMAINS ENSEMBLE SOLIDAIRES · Etterbeek · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maldegem · since 2011