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.
“SOWIBEL”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Ukkel · since 2022
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Abbreviation of FONCIERE DE BOMEREE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1968
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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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Abbreviation of CHRISTOPHE - SOPIBEL - OUTILLAGE · Wholesale of machine tools · Waterloo · since 1990
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Riec sur Belon · since 1992
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Oudergem · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Solidarité Niger Blgique · Seraing · since 2013
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Groothandel in verlichtingsapparatuur · Lochristi · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 1966
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Willebroek · since 2025
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Kortrijk · since 1987
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Other specialised construction activities · Oudergem · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of J-PROJECT · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kampenhout · since 1995
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Abbreviation of SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS BELGIUM · Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Gembloux · since 2002
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Beersel · since 2021
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Ninove · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of SIBEL CARROSSERIE · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Leuven · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Assenede · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · Meise · since 2007
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since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Namur · since 1989