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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Vilvoorde · since 1987
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Other business support services · Waterloo · since 2006
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Abbreviation of CALISTOM · Ukkel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Noirfalisse Distribution · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sprimont · since 1977
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1981
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY · Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Aartselaar · since 1990
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 1995
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Heers · since 1999
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2000
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Tielt · since 2021
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Other business support services · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Beernem · since 2023
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Other tax advisory services · Charleroi · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Rotselaar · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2026
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Inside Outside Decoration · Other construction installation · Enghien · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Halle · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 1998
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2016
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2019
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Visé · since 2004
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Kontich · since 2025
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1985
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Onderzoekssteunpunt en Databank Intermediaire Structuren in Vlaanderen (19de-20ste eeuw) · Leuven · since 2006