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.
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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EDE · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van wapens en munitie · since 1983
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Abbreviation of International Produit · Paris · since 1979
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Charleroi · since 1990
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Bavel · since 1998
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Development of residential building projects · Eupen · since 1975
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2011
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Chichester PO 1SH · since 2001
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Cambrai · since 1975
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Trade name of INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL PROMOTIONS BELGIUM · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of INTERPROM - EUROPE · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2025
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · since 1976
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1983
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Aubange · since 1986
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Jette · since 1987
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Brussel · since 1991
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2001
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 1975
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BREDA · since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1989
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1987
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Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · Tubize · since 2011
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Other tax advisory services · Rixensart · since 1998
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Translation services · Brussel · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Ranst · since 1996
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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General electrical installation work · Morlanwelz · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2012
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2007
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Hoeilaart · since 2026
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Trade name of INTERNATIONAL DECORATIONS BELGIUM · Antwerpen · since 1978