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.
“Ricover”
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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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Koekelare · since 1990
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Ukkel · since 1978
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1998
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Diest · since 2017
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Other business support services · Kortemark · since 2020
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Harelbeke · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Fernelmont · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · Alveringem · since 2009
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Roofing work · Merchtem · since 2009
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Insurance agents and brokers · Bertem · since 2010
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2025
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2008
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Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Zuienkerke · since 2020
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Other construction installation · Brussel · since 2024
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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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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Book publishing · Herve · since 1988
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2007
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Painting of buildings · Mechelen · since 1975
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Brussel · since 1987
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Beerse · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 1998
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Mechelen · 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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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2014
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Oostende · since 2018
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Insurance agents and brokers · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Retie · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Recht op Verdediging voor dier en natuur · Hasselt · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Juprelle · since 2010
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Event catering · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ROVER project · Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Aalst · since 2025