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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General construction of residential buildings · Esneux · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2021
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2012
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse · since 2009
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2001
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1986
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Anderlecht · since 2024
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Namur · since 2010
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Frameries · since 2026
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Dilbeek · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hoegaarden · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Wommelgem · since 2007
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mouscron · since 1988
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Tienen · since 1991
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Other retail sale of food · since 1989
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Book publishing · since 2020
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Brussel · since 2024
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Beersel · since 1990