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.
“SAWIM”
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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Nivelles · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Spa · since 1984
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Real estate agency activities · Waterloo · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Manage · since 1999
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Namur · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Genk · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2005
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Real estate agency activities · Meise · since 2007
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of SAMEN WILLEN · Koksijde · since 1987
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Moorslede · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Société aquariophile wallonne · Floreffe · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2019
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Abbreviation of SELVAGEM.WOODS · Gent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Samen Altijd Warmer · Leuven · since 2020
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Dental practice · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2021
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Abbreviation of SCHERMACADEMIE JERZY WEZOWSKI VZW · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of SWA · Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nassogne · since 2006
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Lievegem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Sisters Art Watch · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of NVAN GROUP · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Mons · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Wervik · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Anja Wevers Insurance Management · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met verzekeringen en pensioenfondsen, n.e.g. · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Société Anonyme de Waerschoot · Lievegem · since 1957