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.
“SoWim”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Meise · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Beauraing · since 2026
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Beersel · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Son et Image · Schaarbeek · since 1972
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Nivelles · since 1987
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Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 1989
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Activities of head offices · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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since 2006
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Reparatie en onderhoud van elektronische en optische apparatuur · since 2022
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Nivelles · since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gerpinnes · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1954
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE FORMATION, D'INGENIERIE ET DE MAINTENANCE · Elsene · since 1973
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Brussel · since 1990
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Amsterdam · since 2021
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Visual arts creation · Brugge · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Scholengemeenschap WIJS! Secundair onderwijs · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Soumagne · since 2024
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Paris · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Schoolbond Ontwikkeling Wilsele · Leuven · since 1952
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Sisters on Wheels · Liège · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 2019
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Namur · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · Huy · since 2025