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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ukkel · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1962
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Fléron · since 2003
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · since 2015
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Namur · since 2020
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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stockholm · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Les Riverains de la Thylerre · Oudergem · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Les Amitiés Belgo - Nigérianes · Brussel · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Association des Moniteurs de Gymnastique sportive · Activities of other sports clubs · Liège · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Binocle Club - Club des Vétérants VW - VW Veteranen Klub · Charleroi · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Gloire à Jésus - Herstal · Herstal · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van computers en randapparatuur · Genappe · since 2018
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Other cleaning activities · Houffalize · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of RaphaelCO · Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 2024
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Machelen (Brab.) · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1990
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Putte · since 1997
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Gent · since 1998
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Brussel · since 2001
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Jodoigne · since 2002
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Liège · since 2014
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ukkel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Research Data Alliance Association · Other information service activities · Vorst · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · since 2021
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Oudergem · since 2023
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1983
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Abbreviation of JULY 27th ASSOCIATION · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2005
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · London · since 2005
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 1994
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Other building finishing work · since 1991
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Hoger onderwijs, n.e.g. · Mons · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Sombreffe · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Keerbergen · since 2011
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Other education · since 2004