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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Vocational training · Gent · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2021
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Vilvoorde · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aalst · since 2024
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Abbreviation of START STOP GROUP · Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Maasmechelen · since 2024
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Other business support services · Genk · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Koekelberg · since 2019
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Handel in elektriciteit · Somme-Leuze · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Clavier · since 2026
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Other building finishing work · Oudergem · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1983
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Abbreviation of SOMI INVEST & MANAGEMENT GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Beringen · since 2002
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vorst · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Wavre · since 2017
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Middelkerke · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2010
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Other printing · Philippeville · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Zelzate · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · Büllingen · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Lokeren · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Aalst · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Fitness centres · Visé · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1995
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Market research and public opinion polling · Lubbeek · since 1997
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2019
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Veurne · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Floor and wall tiling · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brugge · since 2025
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of other household articles · Brussel · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Evere · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of 2 ADVANCE SOLUTIONS · Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Liège · since 1980
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Antwerpen · since 2021