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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Kortrijk · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Aalter · since 1996
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Abbreviation of WILLEMS CONSULTANCY · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hulshout · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Vleteren · since 2017
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · since 1995
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Computer programming · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kelmis · since 2007
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of KATHOLIEK SECUNDAIR ONDERWIJS SINT-WILLIBRORD · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Pelt · since 1991
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Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1993
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Oud-Turnhout · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2002
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Machining of metals · Kuurne · since 2018
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Land surveying · Balen · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2014
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Kraainem · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2014
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Other tax advisory services · Halle · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of WORLD INVESTMENT CORPORATION · Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met personenvervoer · Brussel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of WAYTECK INVESTMENT CENTER · Pajottegem · since 1994
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Abbreviation of WATERLOO INVEST COMMERCIAL · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2016
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Abbreviation of WIAME CARE · Vilvoorde · since 2026
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Computer programming · Kasterlee · since 1998
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Léglise · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Maasmechelen · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of Ofac+ Risk Management · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Namur · since 2005
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Office administrative and support services · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Dilbeek · since 2014
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Edegem · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of SOOMAQ RIVE GAUCHE · Other non-specialised retail sale · Vorst · since 2023
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DIFFERDANGE · since 2012
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van onderkleding
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Abbreviation of WAREHOUSING &INVEST CY · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Charleroi · since 1993
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Activities of head offices · Zaventem · since 2005