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.
“NEW BOX”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmateriaal van kunststof · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Namur - Europe - Wallonie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Namur · since 1988
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Liège · since 1989
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Abbreviation of NIEUWE EIGEN WONING · Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Fitness centres · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2000
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Blankenberge · since 2019
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Ukkel · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of LIKAU · Site preparation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Kapellen · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Association "Les cuisines bruxelloises" · Contract catering and other food service activities · Brussel · since 2004
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Brussel · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1993
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1986
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Abbreviation of New BRB & Co · Insulation installation · Nivelles · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waremme · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Willebroek · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Flémalle · since 2005
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Abbreviation of NEW BUREAU ASSURANCES CONDROZ · Insurance agents and brokers · Modave · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2026