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.
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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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Genappe · since 2013
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1985
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1989
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Other specialised construction activities · Fretin · since 2008
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Andenne · since 1992
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Abbreviation of New Technologies Consultancy & Coaching · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ranst · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Charleroi · since 1989
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Other construction installation · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2021
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Chaudfontaine · since 2026
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · Lontzen · since 2004
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Lontzen · since 2007
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Raising of horses and other equines · Villers-la-Ville · since 2010
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Ukkel · since 1974