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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Jette · since 1988
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Schoten · since 1993
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Enghien · since 2001
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Edewecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Lasne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Etterbeek · since 1999
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Wijnegem · since 1968
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Roeselare · since 1991
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1974
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Jurbise · since 1988
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Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Liège · since 2008
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · since 1992
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Computer programming · since 2006
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Wemmel · since 1983
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2016
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Other information technology and computer services · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2019
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Other sports activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Rebecq · since 2025
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014