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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mobile food service activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of PENTECOST STUDENTS AND ASSOCIATES · Vilvoorde · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Sociale Dienst voor de Gepensioneerde Werknemers van de Post · Brussel · since 1948
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Mortsel · since 1992
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2013
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Computer programming · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Ninove · since 1985
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Joinery installation · Peer · since 1992
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1983
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Activities of holding companies · Lochristi · since 2011
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Maaseik · since 2006
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Activiteiten van pensioenfondsen · Brussel · since 2007
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of PROMOPACK · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wijnegem · since 1974
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Abbreviation of P & M Grondwerken · Site preparation · Herselt · since 1991
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Zandhoven · since 1993
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Abbreviation of FINISH · Mijas-Costa · since 1996
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Abbreviation of PEN EN GANZEKOOI · Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1998
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Asse · since 2000
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Gent · since 2026
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Site preparation · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Pensioenfonds Transport en Logistiek · Jette · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of KHYAL · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · Brecht · since 2009
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Kampenhout · since 1999
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Tubize · since 2009
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Liège · since 2021
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Abbreviation of P en A INTERNATIONAL · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1990
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Cafés and bars · since 2021