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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Gent · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Sociale Dienst voor het Bedrijfsleven - Service social des Entreprises · Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 1948
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2014
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2023
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Finishing of textiles · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE FINITION DES BETONS · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1976
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1986
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 2001
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lokeren · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Société de Verrerie industrielle et scientifique · La Ferte-sous-Jouarre · since 1979
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since 1977
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE VEHICULES INDUSTRIELS ET AUTOMOBILES · KINSHASA · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Linkebeek · since 2011
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Torhout · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · Aalter · since 2024
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut voor Bio - Ecologisch Bouwen en Wonen · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Antwerpen · since 1981
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Brussel · since 2000
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since 2013
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2019
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Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · De Haan · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Genappe · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Berlaar · since 2025
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1973