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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · since 2001
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tienen · since 2008
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1975
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Brasschaat · since 1974
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Mouscron · since 1977
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Nieuwpoort · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of M & V · Buying and selling of own real estate · Poperinge · since 1992
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Abbreviation of MARITIEM ERFGOED NIEUWPOORT · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nieuwpoort · since 2016
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Elsene · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2019
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Elsene · since 2022
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Demolition · Grez-Doiceau · since 2006
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Abbreviation of MUTA ENTERPRISE NETWORK · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Marfan Europe Network · Namur · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1988
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Aarschot · since 1998
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Rebecq · since 1999
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Mettet · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lokeren · since 2014
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Raising of horses and other equines · Olne · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2015
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Graphic design and visual communication · Nijlen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Overijse · since 2012
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Socio-cultural adult education · Léglise · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Merksplas · since 2023
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Beringen · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Herentals · since 1982
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Braine-le-Château · since 1988
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Lubbeek · since 1989
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Abbreviation of MOENS - UYTTERSPROT · Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Mechelen · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of PROPERTY SERVICE - PROJECT MANAGEMENT · Other specialised construction activities · Turnhout · since 1996
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Joinery installation · Hamont-Achel · since 1998
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Tienen · since 2013
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Employment placement agencies · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2020
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Leopoldsburg · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vosselaar · since 2022
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Other construction installation · Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Other business support services · Geel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2008
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Freight transport by road · Jette · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Bredene · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brasschaat · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2024
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Wellen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Asse · since 2026
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Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Tournai · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2020