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.
“Inal”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Schaarbeek · since 1971
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since 2019
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Somme-Leuze · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of INSTITUT NATIONAL DES LANGUES ET CIVILISATIONS ORIENTALES · Paris · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Asse · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2017
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Computer programming · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 2024
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Other business support services · Oudenburg · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Overijse · since 2025
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Other software publishing · Somme-Leuze · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 2022
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Institut d'Assistance Sociale · Brussel · since 1954
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Abbreviation of Institut national d'Anthropocosmologie · Ukkel · since 1978
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Zoersel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of International Association of Accountants and Auditors · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brussel · since 2014
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Kalakar samaj · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Vilvoorde · since 2023
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Institute of Analytics for Health · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Namur · since 2024
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Proefboren en boren · Diest · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Verviers · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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Omsk · since 2009
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Cerfontaine · since 1992
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Computer programming · Wavre · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2025
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Blankenberge · since 1989
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Pig breeding farms · Sint-Laureins · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1991