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.
“Pafix”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2024
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Diksmuide · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van schakel- en verdeelinrichtingen · Bredene · since 1999
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Tournai · since 2003
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Landscape service activities · since 2013
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Retail sale of household furniture · Drogenbos · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Ledegem · since 2019
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1999
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Physiotherapy · Mouscron · since 2022
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Plumbing work · since 2025
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Wevelgem · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Florennes · since 1989
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Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Paysans d'Afrique · Oudergem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Promotion des Arbitres de Football de La Province de Liège · Liège · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Promotions, Administrations et Finances · Schaarbeek · since 1996
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Binche · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Professionnels de l'Audiodescription Francophone · Other business support services · Namur · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Philou And Friends · Other personal services · Deinze · since 2018
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Namur · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Computer programming · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2011
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Platform voor Architectuur & Feminisme · Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Oudergem · since 1996
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Plumbing work · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
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Computer programming · Charleroi · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Dendermonde · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Aalter · since 2011
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DONCASTER · since 2009