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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mixed farming · Bornem · since 2017
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Site preparation · Oosterzele · since 2022
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Site preparation · Menen · since 1990
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Andere afvalverwijdering · Maldegem · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten in de constructie van gebouwen, n.e.g. · Aalter · since 2026
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Abbreviation of LIMBURGS AFBOUW BEDRIJF · Plastering work · Oudsbergen · since 2000
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Trade name of VERKERKE · Funeral services · Zedelgem · since 1996
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Specialist medical practice · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Les Amitiés belgo-algériennes · Brussel · since 2012
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Koksijde · since 1990
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Charleroi · since 1981
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Pig breeding farms · Maaseik · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 1988
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Rebecq · since 1999
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Abbreviation of LAb(au), LABORATORY FOR ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM · Literary creation · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2001
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Bertem · since 2014
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Abbreviation of La Baraque aux Merveilles · Wanze · since 2015
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Site preparation · Vorselaar · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · since 2011
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Computer programming · since 2020
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Detailhandel in boeken · Hamois · since 2021
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Abbreviation of LABAS - Société Agricole et Forestière · Mixed farming · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2012
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Operation of sports facilities · Brugge · since 2007
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Abbreviation of LES AMIS BELGES D'ALBERT CAMUS · Evere · since 2024
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Herstal · since 2002