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.
“INBEL”
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 INTERNETGEBRUIKERS BELGIE · Schoten · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Compass Group Belgium · Contract catering and other food service activities · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1971
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Zaventem · since 2002
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · Verlaine · since 2025
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of InnoBelge · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1995
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Deinze · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Interprofessionele voor Belgische Tabak · Kortrijk · since 1971
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tournai · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Jette · since 2019
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Maaseik · since 1984
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Abbreviation of INVESTERINGS- BEHEER- EN STUDIEVENNOOTSCHAP · Grimbergen · since 1986
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Nursing and midwifery · Boom · since 2008
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Association Liègeoise de l'Industrie et du Négoce des Bières, Eaux et Limonades · Liège · since 1912
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Abbreviation of HAECK INVESTMENT BELGIE · Activities of holding companies · Wingene · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zulte · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Pelt · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Elsene · since 1994
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Lier · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2014
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Veterinary services · Gent · since 2020
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Brussel · since 2021
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Kippenkwekerijen · Merksplas · since 2009
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Nursing and midwifery · Anhée · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Web portal activities · Waremme · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Saint-Nicolas · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2023
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Deinze · since 1983
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lille · since 1997
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Havelange · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2012
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Torhout · since 1984
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Abbreviation of INVERCIONES BELGATICA DEL NORTE · Kerkrade · since 1996
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Gent · since 1989