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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Hoegaarden · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Hooglede · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Herentals · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Zonnebeke · since 2018
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Genappe · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Blankenberge · since 2008
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Colfontaine · since 2010
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Elsene · since 2011
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Gent · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kapellen · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2021
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · since 1990
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Activities of head offices · Turnhout · since 2010
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Abbreviation of INVI-LEASE · Technische controle van motorvoertuigen · Brussel · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Duffel · since 2024
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Computer programming · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of (In)visibles asbl · Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Kluisbergen · since 1981
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2015
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Mechelen · since 2022
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Productie van televisiefilms · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Other information technology and computer services · Bierbeek · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 1997
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Real estate agency activities · Chaudfontaine · since 1987
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Ukkel · since 1997
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Affligem · since 2016
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Development of residential building projects · Kluisbergen · since 2016
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lochristi · since 2017
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Linter · since 2017
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Veterinary services · Beringen · since 2020
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Other technical testing and analysis · Herve · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Zele · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of AASV GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Computer programming · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2011
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2012
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Theux · since 2004
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Name of an establishment · Verhuur en lease van medisch en paramedisch materieel · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Bornem · since 2005
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Willebroek · since 2006
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Other business support services · Asse · since 2008
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Event catering · since 2024
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Other information service activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2024
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Ukkel · since 2021