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.
“WAASCO”
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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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Charleroi · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Euro Group Holding · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 1993
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Waas Chemicals · Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Sint-Niklaas · since 1968
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Abbreviation of WALLONIE ASSAINISSEMENT SURVEILLANCE ET CONTROLES · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ecaussinnes · since 2000
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Herentals · since 2020
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Temse · since 2026
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Zonhoven · since 1980
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Haacht · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tielt-Winge · since 2018
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Gavere · since 1969