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.
“HOLDING 2000”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hotels and similar accommodation · De Haan · since 2000
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Valenciennes · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Turnhout · since 2004
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Alzingen 58 · since 2002
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Fernelmont · since 2001
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Namur · since 2013
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Lessines · since 2002
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1991
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Jalhay · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of StiBi · Activities of holding companies · Wingene · since 2016
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Douai · since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Stabroek · since 2008
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Herstal · since 2012
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Chimay · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Aarschot · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1997
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Temse · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Ans · since 1993
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Weert · since 1994
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Lievegem · since 1998
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Other financial services · Anderlecht · since 1999
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Beringen · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lede · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Waterloo · since 2001
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Limbourg · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Arendonk · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Tinlot · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2020
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Ukkel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of HOLDING SAC A MALICE · Retail sale of footwear · Pont-à-Celles · since 2008
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Brussel · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Courcelles · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Esneux · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Saint-Nicolas · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of HOLDING VANDERMEEREN · Activities of holding companies · Veurne · since 2005
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Grimbergen · since 2006
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Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Comines-Warneton · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of AB Holding · Business and other management consultancy · Ciney · since 2021