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.
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1990
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Hannut · since 1982
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Hove · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2007
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Roofing work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
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Abbreviation of SNOEYS EN VLOEMANS · Groothandel in schoeisel · Herentals · since 1985
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Abbreviation of SENVE · Brasschaat · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Sport en Vorming · Wommelgem · since 1990
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Rixensart · since 2017
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Smart Energy and Networks · Telecommunications resale and intermediation services · Eghezée · since 2018
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Plastering work · Maasmechelen · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · Willebroek · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2024
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Elsene · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Abdou en David Senghor · Destelbergen · since 2008
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Plumbing work · Zulte · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wuustwezel · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Association européenne de l'industrie sans OGM · Public relations and communication consultancy · Oudergem · since 2020