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.
“KERN”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Herentals · since 1973
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Name of an establishment of ELEKTRICITEITSWERKEN JK · General electrical installation work · Peer · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Laarne · since 2022
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NIEDERHERGHEIM · since 2002
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Asse · since 2005
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1976
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Gent · since 1975
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Computer programming · Etterbeek · since 2012
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Graphic design and visual communication · Hasselt · since 2025
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · Rijkevorsel · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2007
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Amsterdam · since 1987
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Puteaux · since 2017
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Translation services · since 2017
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Other business support services · Oudsbergen · since 2021
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2024
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Computer programming · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Het KernBos · Brugge · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · Haaltert · since 1988
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Computer programming · Geel · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2013
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Assenede · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Roeselare · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dalhem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2009
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Youth work associations · Dentergem · since 1978
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2026
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Dental practice · Ukkel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Jodoigne · since 2009
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Provinciaal netwerk van stedelijke ondernemingscentra · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Activiteiten op het gebied van osteopathie · Mechelen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Moorslede · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oostkamp · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · Dilbeek · since 2026