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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Real Estate Consultancy · Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 1986
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Abbreviation of REAL ESTATE CORPORATION · Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 1990
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Abbreviation of REAL ESTATE COMPANY · Diest · since 1993
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of REAL ESTATE CONSULTING · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Gembloux · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Rêves en Cavalle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Rixensart · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of ESCON · Other legal services · Tienen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of RHODE ESTHETIC CONFLUENCE · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Brussel · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Zonnebeke · since 2019
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Knokke-Heist · since 2004
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of REAL ESTATE COMPANY · Real estate agency activities · Aalst · since 1986
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Abbreviation of ROLLS-ROYCE ENTHUSIASTS'CLUB BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG · Ellezelles · since 1985
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Radio & Electronics Engineering Club · Beauvechain · since 2013
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Other building finishing work · Wommelgem · since 2018
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Koekelare · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of J2M-TEC · Real estate agency activities · Dendermonde · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Re média Re créa · Liège · since 2019
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Other business support services · Eeklo · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2021
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Raising of other animals · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · Gavere · since 2023
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Painting of buildings · Schoten · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Real Estate & Consultancy Group · Business and other management consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2008
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Other education · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Royale Entente Cycliste Acrenoise · Activiteiten van wielerclubs · Lessines · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Herve · since 2004
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Abbreviation of RESEAU EUROPEEN DES CONSEILS DE LA JUSTICE · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Reconnect-up · Aywaille · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Real Estate Consultancy & Development · Other education · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Sint Willebrord · since 1993
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Retie · since 1971
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1982
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Durbuy · since 1983
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Name of an establishment · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Rixensart · since 1986
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oostende · since 1989
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1989
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Temse · since 1990
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Rixensart · since 1991
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General electrical installation work · Merchtem · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Materials recovery from waste · Seraing · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of RECYCLAGE EN COMPOSTERING · Materials recovery from waste · Tienen · since 2000
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Zandhoven · since 2014
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Plumbing work · Drogenbos · since 2014
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Kasterlee · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Warehousing and storage · Hulshout · since 2020
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Abbreviation of REAL ESTATE CAPITAL · Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Neupré · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Kaprijke · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Awans · since 2025
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1981