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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Soins Informatiques divers · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SPORTINSTELLINGEN DESSEL · Operation of sports facilities · Dessel · since 1998
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of IJskelder · Graphic design and visual communication · Heusden-Zolder · since 2012
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Gent · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2015
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Services Internationaux de Développement Economique · Elsene · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of M&B · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 1962
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Abbreviation of SERVICE INSTALLATION, DEPANNAGE ET ENTREIEN · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1998
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Raismes · since 1999
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Abbreviation of sportindekijker.be · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'INVESTISSEMENT DE LA TOUR · Business and other management consultancy · Philippeville · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Arendonk · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Synergieën in de Zorg · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Maasmechelen · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Société internationale de Distribution d'Ameublement · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waterloo · since 1972
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Wevelgem · since 1983
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE INTERNATIONALE DE DEVELOPPEMENT ET D'EXPLOITATION · Wholesale of other household goods · Dinant · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Balen · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ganshoren · since 1988
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Soins Infirmiers DGL · Chaudfontaine · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lanaken · since 2018
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Activities of religious organisations · Gent · since 2019
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Other business support services · Geel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Solidarité Internationale avec des Orphelins du Congo · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Aartselaar · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Grez-Doiceau · since 2008
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Retail sale of other household articles · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Izegem · since 2011
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Abbreviation of SYSTEME ISOLATION DEBLAYAGE ETANCHEITE COFFRAGE · Other building finishing work · Brussel · since 2005
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2005
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Braine-le-Château · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Brakel · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of SYEN INVESTMENT · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Geel · since 1989
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2021
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Nivelles · since 2011
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere keramische producten · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Silos Dolfijn · Herentals · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Société Industrielle agricole du Hainaut · Ath · since 1961
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Abbreviation of Société d'Importation et de Distribution pour l'Alimentation et la Pharmacie · La Louvière · since 1952
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE POUR L'INNOVATION ET LE DEVELOPPEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · La Hulpe · since 1976
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2012