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.
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General electrical installation work · Liège · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · Liège · since 2020
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Other construction installation · since 2026
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Mechelen · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · La Louvière · since 2009
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Nuenen · since 1982
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2016
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Plumbing work · since 2017
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Other building finishing work · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Brecht · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lint · since 2024
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of interior architects · since 2024
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Groothandel in huiden, vellen en leer · Kortenberg · since 1960
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Wholesale of live animals · Zonnebeke · since 1989
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Vermogensbeheer · Beerse · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Putte · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Other building finishing work · since 2023
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Plumbing work · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · Berlare · since 2008
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Insulation installation · since 2026
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Other construction installation · since 2016
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van computers en randapparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2018