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.
“WIM”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Wouters Investment Management · Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2014
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Pelt · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Welcome in Mechelen V.Z.W. · Mechelen · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Roosdaal · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · Haacht · since 2020
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Abbreviation of MOUVEMENTS WELDED IN MOTION · Production of cinema films · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Wine in Moderation - Art de Vivre · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WORLDSTONE VENTURES IM · Web portal activities · Elsene · since 2012
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2012
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Sports and recreation education · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Work in Motion · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mol · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Women in Mission, AISBL · Flémalle · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WIM ASBL · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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since 2017
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Landscape service activities · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Affligem · since 2020
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Leuven · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aiseau-Presles · since 1992
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Other specialised construction activities · Keerbergen · since 1993
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Maastricht · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Ravels · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of STEFAN VAN PUYMBROECK en Co · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Malle · since 1996
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Genk · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Zottegem · since 1997
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Pittem · since 1997
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Zottegem · since 1995
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Grimbergen · since 2017
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Wholesale of timber · Oudenaarde · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Kinrooi · since 2006
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Other information service activities · Oudsbergen · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kapellen · since 1968
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Vorst · since 1979
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Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 1985
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Schoten · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Moorslede · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Aalter · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 1994
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Stekene · since 1994
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Bekkevoort · since 1995
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grimbergen · since 1997
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Other specialised construction activities · Haacht · since 1999
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Gerpinnes · since 1999
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Event catering · Beerse · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Koksijde · since 2002
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Verrières le Buisson · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Grobbendonk · since 2016
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Pelt · since 2015
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lubbeek · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Aartselaar · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Vlissingen · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Oudergem · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Boutersem · since 2011
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Heusden-Zolder · since 2003
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Coating of metals · Boom · since 2005
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Machining of metals · Ranst · since 2008
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Mechelen · since 2023
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Other business support services · Schoten · since 2024
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Roeselare · since 2025
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Pluimveehouderijen, muv kippenkwekerijen · Wingene · since 2026