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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of IMPORT, EXPORT, TECHNIC SERVICES · Wholesale of other household goods · Ganshoren · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Stichting Industrieel Erfgoed Turnhoutse Speelkaarten · Turnhout · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Iqraa Et Tu Sauras · Brussel · since 2021
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2001
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2015
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · Hasselt · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van deegwaren · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Pelt · since 2023
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Media representation · Wervik · since 2017
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Abbreviation of INNOVATIONS ET DIFFUSION · Joinery installation · Ukkel · since 1986
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Abbreviation of INVEST & CORPORATE · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Liège · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Informal European Theatre Meeting · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Joinery installation · HEINERSCHEID · since 2021
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Dessel · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Enghien · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · Pepingen · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kalmthout · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of VOF letSanders · Performing arts by independent artists · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Harelbeke · since 2021
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Kasterlee · since 2019
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Brugge · since 1992
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Literary creation · since 1987
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Institut D'Etudes Techniques et Professionnelles · Brussel · since 1961