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.
“RUSEL”
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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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Elsene · since 1996
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Sports and recreation education · since 2009
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Detailhandel in boeken · Brussel · since 1994
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Anderlecht · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of ALIBI · Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Ukkel · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of CINQ · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Waterloo · since 2007
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Mixed farming · Dentergem · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2020
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Royal Union Namuroise des Etudiants de Louvain · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2004
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Bertem · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Willebroek · since 2024
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Knokke-Heist · since 1994
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2004