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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 1992
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Lommel · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Machining of metals · Turnhout · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lennik · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Wildbeheereenheid R.O.W. Rukenbos, Oudenbos, Wissebos · Tienen · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zemst · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 2006
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Instandhouding, restauratie en andere ondersteunende activiteiten voor cultureel erfgoed · Lier · since 2026
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Aalst · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · Knokke-Heist · since 1990
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Freight transport by road · Büllingen · since 1994
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Ederveen · since 2006
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Eeklo · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
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Brecht · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Boom · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2004
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2007
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heusden-Zolder · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2011
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2007
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2015
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since 1994
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2005
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Activities of lawyers · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Keerbergen · since 1996