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.
“Recip-e”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2010
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Anderlecht · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · since 1984
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY · Activities of business and employers' organisations · UPPSALA · since 2012
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Insulation installation · Lommel · since 2021
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van voeders voor huisdieren · Asse · since 2011
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Other legal services · since 2025
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Warehousing and storage · Hulshout · since 2020
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Site preparation · Hulshout · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Réseau Européen Internationale en Economie Sociale · Brussel · since 1994
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Abbreviation of LES RESIDENCES CITOYENNES MARCHINOISES · Marchin · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wijnegem · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Seraing · since 2016