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.
“SOFOBEL”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Consortium Foncier de Belgique · Etterbeek · since 1957
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Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 1987
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Huy · since 1987
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Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Société Fiduciaire du Benelux · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brussel · since 1989
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Wholesale of other household goods · Anderlecht · since 1995
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2007
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Abbreviation of Somali Community Federation of Belgium · Braine-le-Comte · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Société de Contrôles Belges & Européens · Faimes · since 2005
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Sociaal Fonds Brandweer Ronse VZW · Ronse · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Abbreviation of De Flik · Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Gent · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Solidariteitsfonds van de Nationale Kamer van Gerechtsdeurwaarders · Other social work without accommodation · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Koksijde · since 2026
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1966
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Name of an establishment of Sofiabel SRL · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Thimister-Clermont · since 2026
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE PRIVEE DE TRANSACTIONS FONCIERES · Paris · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van andere organische chemische basisproducten · Ronse · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Olen · since 2018
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Abbreviation of SOLIDARITEITSFONDS KUNSTHUIS OPERA VLAANDEREN BALLET VLAANDEREN VZW · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Société Belge d'Opérations Financières et Commerciales · Anderlecht · since 1964
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Gent · since 1983
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Leuven · since 1996
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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · since 2017
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Gent · since 2020