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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Huy · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Verviers · since 2014
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Computer programming · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Messancy · since 2022
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Thimister-Clermont · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Diest · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Schilde · since 1974
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Brussel · since 1975
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Nivelles · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET DE PARTICIPATION DE LA WALLONIE PICARDE · Verstrekken van hypothecair krediet · Tournai · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Brasschaat · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Real estate agency activities · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Quévy · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Avelgem · since 2019
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Leuven · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brunehaut · since 2011
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Lasne · since 2026
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Ardooie · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zonnebeke · since 2022
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Other business support services · Pont-à-Celles · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of DRINK FACTORY · Retail sale of beverages, general range · Mons · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Evergem · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 1997
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Luxembourg 2212 · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Linter · since 2000
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Verhuur en lease van transportmiddelen voor vervoer over water · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2014
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CARCROFT · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2017
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Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Thuin · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2006
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LUXEMBURG · since 2000
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Herentals · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Landen · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Alken · since 1974
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Development of residential building projects · Wervik · since 1989
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Other software publishing · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Other business support services · Gingelom · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Charleroi · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · De Haan · since 2024
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Other construction installation · Assenede · since 2024
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Herentals · since 2024
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Mouscron · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Virton · since 2025