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.
“PMBEL”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Kraainem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brugge · since 2023
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Abbreviation of climbing & mountaineering belgium · Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 1953
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Wholesale of other household goods · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Wavre · since 2017
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Zutendaal · since 2019
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Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2024
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Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of PROPERTY MANAGEMENT BRUSSELS · Real estate agency activities · Grimbergen · since 1986
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Proefboren en boren · Damme · since 1999
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Abbreviation of PROJECT MANAGEMENT BELGIE · Kapellen · since 2001
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Beringen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of PRO MEDICIS BRUSSEL · Ukkel · since 2004
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 1990