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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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Charleroi · since 2008
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Nazareth · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 1996
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Mechelen · since 1988
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Activities of bailiffs · Gembloux · since 2022
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2026
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Brasschaat · since 1996
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL ORE ET FERTILIZER BELGIUM · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Wavre · since 1978
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL ORE and FERTILIZER CORPORATION · New York · since 1982
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Wielsbeke · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of UNIVERSAL MOBILIER · Groothandel in kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Brussel · since 2015
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Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Wommelgem · since 2012
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2012
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Plumbing work · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Saint-Ghislain · since 2026
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Noisy le Sec · since 1980
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Activities of holding companies · Büllingen · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of Toegankelijk Vlaanderen · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2014
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Insulation installation · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Holsbeek · since 2026
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Omsk · since 2009
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Oupeye · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Meise · since 1955
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Minden · since 1970
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Gent · since 1983
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Gent · since 1990
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Abbreviation of MARCHE INTERNATIONAL DE MONS · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Soignies · since 1990
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Exploitatie van recreatiedomeinen · Jette · since 1991
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bleiswijk · since 1991
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Freight transport by road · Farciennes · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2002
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Martelange · since 2016
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2003
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2000
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Other information technology and computer services · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Leopoldsburg · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Wuustwezel · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2005
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Buggenhout · since 2006
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Other business support services · Bierbeek · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1989
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Mechelen · since 1972
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Aiseau-Presles · since 2002