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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Bouw van civiele schepen en drijvend materieel · Seneffe · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kraainem · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2025
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2015
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Schaarbeek · since 2003
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Wholesale of machine tools · Herve · since 1995
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Jalhay · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1996
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Damme · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Honnelles · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Mons · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 2020