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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Lochristi · since 2015
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · As · since 1999
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Académie de Formation et de Recherches en Etudes Islamiques · Brussel · since 2019
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2024
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Verviers · since 2013
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of De Markt Vlezenbeek · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Dilbeek · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Association de formation et services · Mons · since 2025
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Other construction installation · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2006
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Event catering · since 2017
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Other business support services · Deerlijk · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Gingelom · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2024