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.
“SEM”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Sport Education Méhaigne · Contract catering and other food service activities · Braives · since 1990
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Investigation and private security services · Ieper · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of SCAFFIDI EBENISTERIE MENUISERIE · Joinery installation · Fleurus · since 1999
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of SCHONKEREN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2001
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Sustainable Estate Management · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Héron · since 2021
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Sécurité en Mouvement · Ferrières · since 2026
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Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1991
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Abbreviation of SÉMILLE · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Brakel · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Walhain · since 2017
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Société d'Exploitation des Machines automatiques · Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Schaarbeek · since 1978
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Saint-Ghislain · since 1991
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Travel agency activities · Quévy · since 1992
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Abbreviation of SERVICES & MATERIEL · Machining of metals · Pepinster · since 1993
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Roeselare · since 1993
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Abbreviation of SERVICE ENTRAIDE MIGRANTS · Other social work without accommodation · Gembloux · since 1994
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Other business support services · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1999
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Other business support services · Zemst · since 1999
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Web portal activities · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2013
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Abbreviation of servir ensemble main dans la main · since 2013
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Abbreviation of SEMEUR D'ESPERANCE · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Pepingen · since 2015
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · since 1996
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Other retail sale of food · Leuven · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Venturelink · Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2016
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Support activities for crop production · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ASBL SEMA · Performing arts by independent artists · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · CALIFORNIE · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Sioen Engineering and Management Services · Activities of head offices · Roosdaal · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Studiegroep Europese en Mediterrane Orchideeën · Other amusement and recreation activities · Meise · since 2020
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Roofing work · Izegem · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · Beerse · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2009
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Wuustwezel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Plumbing work · Flémalle · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Société Européenne de Montage, D'Assistance et de Construction · Paris 10e · since 1968
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Poperinge · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Overijse · since 1989
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Other education · Herent · since 2016
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since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2019
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Other technical testing and analysis · Lochristi · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2021
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Floor and wall tiling · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Computer programming · Aalter · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maarkedal · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Diest · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2025
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Abbreviation of S.E.M.S. Ships Electronics and Marine Services · Gent · since 1968
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ETUDE DE MATERIEL D'EMBOUTEILLAGE · Péruwelz · since 1984
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Abbreviation of SEMINAIRE ESTIVAL DE MUSIQUE EN WALLONIE · Spa · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Société d'Exploitation de la Manufacture Urbaine · Full-service restaurants · Charleroi · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Société Européenne de Gestion et Maintenance · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 1990
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Schaarbeek · since 2013