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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Institut d'Assistance Sociale · Brussel · since 1954
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Zoersel · since 1990
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of International Nepalese Artist Society · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1980
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen · Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Brussel · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Intercommunale namuroise de Services publics · Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Namur · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Institut Assyrien d'Europe · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1998
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Zeevisserij · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Charleroi · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Computer programming · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 2024
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Dental practice · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Gent · since 1998
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Schaarbeek · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Institut national d'Anthropocosmologie · Ukkel · since 1978
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Abbreviation of International Association of Accountants and Auditors · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Vilvoorde · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Institute of Analytics for Health · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Namur · since 2024
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Proefboren en boren · Diest · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Verviers · since 2025
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
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Other retail sale of new goods · Bever · since 1974
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ninove · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Adfinas Delgo · Insurance agents and brokers · Asse · since 1995
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Development of residential building projects · Retie · since 1996
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 1997
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Name of an establishment · Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Zaventem · since 2012
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2005
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Genk · since 2024
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Blankenberge · since 1989
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Pig breeding farms · Sint-Laureins · since 2007