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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Morlanwelz · since 1975
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Paris · since 1968
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Evere · since 1996
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Performing arts by independent artists · Ukkel · since 1999
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Machining of metals · Oudsbergen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of FEDERATION OF MANYU ELITE CULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS IN BELGIUM · Gent · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Massage and Energetic Cares Association · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of MECA-WELDING · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Ranst · since 2019
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Other personal services · since 2020
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hem · since 1987
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 1999
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2016
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Painting of buildings · Schilde · since 2010
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hamois · since 2016
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Development of non-residential building projects · Genk · since 2017
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Harelbeke · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Cantavit Group · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Aarschot · since 2011
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tubize · since 2025