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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2024
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Meise · since 1992
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Tourcoing 59200 · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 1981
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Liège · since 1986
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Abbreviation of NATIONALE VERENIGING VAN EXPORTEURS EN HANDELAARS IN SIERTEELTPRODUCTEN · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Garage BEX · Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Anderlecht · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Nationale Vereniging van Exporteurs en Handelaars in Sierteeltproducten · Gent · since 1983
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kampenhout · since 2010
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General medical practice · La Louvière · since 2024
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Abbreviation of NEDERLANDSTALIGE AMATEURCINEASTEN VAN BELGIE · Turnhout · since 1975
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Retail sale of bicycles · Dinant · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Neutraal Advies Bureau · Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Froidchapelle · since 2026
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Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend leven · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2015
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General medical practice · since 1991
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Other retail sale of food · since 1989
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2006
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Beauvechain · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Activiteiten van tolken · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Association belge des Experts-Associatie van Belgische experten · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 1952
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2001