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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Water Vuurkruisplein 7 te Hoboken · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Activities of building architects · Oostende · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van meet-, controle- en navigatie-instrumenten en -apparatuur · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Couvin · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · since 2017
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 1999
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Real estate agency activities · Koksijde · since 2018
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Mobile food service activities · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2000
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Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Antwerpen · since 1968
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Brussel · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of WATER-L'EAU - CHAUFFAGE ET PLOMBERIE - SANITAIR EN VERWARMING - WATER -L'EAU · Plumbing work · Hoeilaart · since 2006
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Sports and recreation education · Zandhoven · since 2025
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Plumbing work · Zemst · since 2022
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Yvoir · since 2009
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Lichtervelde · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of bpost · Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Brussel · since 1974
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Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1982
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Torhout · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of DELEN PRIVATE BANK · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Operation of sports facilities · Lubbeek · since 1995
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Waterloo · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of NODU · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rixensart · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2014
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Zwevegem · since 2015
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Socio-cultural adult education · Maldegem · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of ABS FUNERAL · Funeral services · Nivelles · since 2017
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Gent · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 2019
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Beringen · since 2012
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Brussel · since 2021
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Other building finishing work · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of LEFTE · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2014
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Other building finishing work · since 2005
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Other education · since 2006
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Voeren · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of WATERLOO 43 · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Koekelberg · since 2025
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Plumbing work · Evergem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Senior Living Group Vlaanderen · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Kontich · since 1961
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Waregem · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Waterland vzw · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Gent · since 2018
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Koekelare · since 2018
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Development of residential building projects · Geel · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Hoeilaart · since 2021
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BALLYCOOLIN DUBLIN · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van filtreertoestellen · Herstal · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Jette · since 2024
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Personenvervoer over binnenwateren · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Brugge · since 2025
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Trade name of Waterunie Operator · Gent · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of AYASEV · Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2013
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Evere · since 1962