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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Harelbeke · since 2016
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Boortmeerbeek · since 1989
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudenaarde · since 2017
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Herk-de-Stad · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Haven van Antwerpen - Brugge · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wommelgem · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of INFRASTRUCTURE ET CONSTRUCTION EN ABREGE IN & CO · Construction of roads and motorways · Charleroi · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Leuven · since 1984
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Opwijk · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Halle · since 2022
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2015
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VILLNEUVE ASCQ · since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Genk · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Anderlecht · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Anderlecht · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of Infrasys International Limited · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Hampshire · since 1981
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Wholesale of other household goods · Chaudfontaine · since 2015
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Brussel · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2012
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Brugge · since 2023
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Brussel · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Schaarbeek · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Schaarbeek · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Maldegem · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Maldegem · since 1968
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Development of non-residential building projects · Brussel · since 2015
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Brussel · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Aalst · since 2001