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.
“MICRAL”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2025
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Morlanwelz · since 2002
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Oupeye · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met goederenvervoer · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2019
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Mechelen · since 1989
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herstal · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Izegem · since 1980
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Mouscron · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 1991
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Micro-B Belgium · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Peer · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Unilight · Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Gent · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Kraainem · since 2004
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Physiotherapy · Trooz · since 2024