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.
“RIC”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Recreatief Internationaal Cultuurcentrum · Brussel · since 1972
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Abbreviation of REALISATIONS IMMOBILIERES COLPE · Namur · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Renting Investment Corporation · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1983
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kortrijk · since 1986
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Abbreviation of GARAGE CHAMPENOIS · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Yvoir · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of ROYALE INVEST & CREDIT · Real estate agency activities · Grez-Doiceau · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of L'AVENIR · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1998
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Abbreviation of RETAIL INVEST COMPANY · Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Froidchapelle · since 2003
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Development of residential building projects · Kinrooi · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2011
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Abbreviation of REALIZE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY · Perwez · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Recreative International Centre · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Ukkel · since 2008
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of ULUTI · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Etterbeek · since 1983
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Soignies · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Stekene · since 1997
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Other technical testing and analysis · Schilde · since 2023
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Schilde · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Zonhoven · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Rogiers Investment Company · Activities of holding companies · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ROBERT INTERMEDIAIRE COMMERCIAL EUROPE · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Liège · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2006
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Abbreviation of RATIONAL INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS AGENCY · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2008
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van kleding van leer en van bont · Oudenaarde · since 1968
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Wavre · since 1953
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1991
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Anderlecht · since 1994
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Pelt · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Menen · since 1999
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Computer programming · Zemst · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2003
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Geel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Collège Matteo Ricci · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
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Other software publishing · Mechelen · since 2017
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Lennik · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Niel · since 2021
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Leuven · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2010
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Juprelle · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Halle · since 2005
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Activities of head offices · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Computer programming · Tielt-Winge · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of RUGAMBA & ERIC · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Other information service activities · Lokeren · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2026