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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other business support services · Londerzeel · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Accountancy, Audit en Tax opleidingen · Dendermonde · since 2011
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2004
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Brecht · since 2018
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2019
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Wervik · since 2023
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Abbreviation of VITESS'KE - GROUPE A.T. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brussel · since 1964
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Durbuy · since 2016
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Gent · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Voerens Amateur Toneel · Voeren · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Kapellen · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Van Autrève - Tack · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zulte · since 2020
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Zedelgem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of VRIJZINNIG ANTWERPS TREFPUNT · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of THE VITUS ASSOCIATION TOGO · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Other business support services · Elsene · since 2025
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Roofing work · Begijnendijk · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · Dessel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Gavere · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Quévy · since 2015
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Activities of business and employers' organisations · Berlin · since 2011
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Abbreviation of VERENIGING VAN ANALYTISCHE TEKENTHERAPIE · Herent · since 2004
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Development of non-residential building projects · Leuven · since 2007
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tienen · since 2007
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Other information service activities · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Bornem · since 2013
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Roeselare · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Aalst · since 2010
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1996