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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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of FINANCIERE DU CHAMP DE MARS · luxembourg · since 1909
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Tournai · since 1953
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Elsene · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaudfontaine · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Wevelgem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ciney · since 1986
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE D'ASSISTANCE FUNERAIRE · Funeral services · Courcelles · since 2000
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 1989
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Vermogensbeheer · Rixensart · since 2008
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Joinery installation · Middelkerke · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Truiden · since 1988
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schilde · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Esneux · since 2016
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Londerzeel · since 2018
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · Leuven · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Fleurus · since 1977
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Société coopérative carolorégienne pour le Développement du Logement et de la Construction · Charleroi · since 1970
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Abbreviation of Socialistische Actie Hamme · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1977
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Petange · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2016
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Veterinary services · Braine-le-Château · since 2022
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nivelles · since 2022
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Other business support services · Herentals · since 2023
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Tourist information services · La Hulpe · since 2007
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Jurbise · since 2023