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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tervuren · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Institut Notre-Dame · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Mons · since 1994
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General construction of residential buildings · Genappe · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Zonhoven · since 2024
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Trade name of INMIND Clothing · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Notre - Dame de Jupille · Liège · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Institut Notre-Dame de Loverval · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Gerpinnes · since 1956
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Abbreviation of Institut Notre-Dame du rosaire - BRESSOUX · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Liège · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Informatie en Documentatiecentrum · Opwijk · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Institut national pour le Développement de l'Informatique · since 1981
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2003
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Elsene · since 2016
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Zoutleeuw · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sprimont · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2013
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since 2003
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Activiteiten van callcenters · Brussel · since 2004
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Zulte · since 2007
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 2026
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Waterloo · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of ContactExpert · Activiteiten van callcenters · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1985
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Tienen · since 1984
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Genk · since 1989
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1989
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Abbreviation of INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION COMPANY · Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Aartselaar · since 1990
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Mortsel · since 1990
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Ukkel · since 1991
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Roofing work · Roeselare · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Creative Consultant · Other business support services · Fosses-la-Ville · since 1992
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Brussel · since 1993
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Pelt · since 1995
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Manufacture of jewellery · Lint · since 1998
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Name of PEPITE · Computer programming · Liège · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Lede · since 2013
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Abbreviation of INTRODUCING NEW DEVELOPMENT IN RETAIL ORGANISATIONS · Beheer van financiële markten · Zwevegem · since 2013
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Verenigingen op het vlak van ontwikkelingssamenwerking · Awans · since 2015
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1997
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Beerse · since 2018
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Computer programming · Haacht · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2008
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Other information technology and computer services · Evere · since 2009
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Schelle · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorst · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2005
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brasschaat · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of GOUROO · Computer programming · Brussel · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2006
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Abbreviation of International Distribution Online · Brussel · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Aalst · since 2007
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Maaseik · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Stekene · since 1999
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Hasselt · since 2007
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Huy · since 1980
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Mons · since 1991
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Abbreviation of INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING AND CONTRACTING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oudsbergen · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Ferrières · since 2003