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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Other amusement and recreation activities · Merchtem · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Other research and development on natural sciences · La Hulpe · since 2012
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Pet training · Boortmeerbeek · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of AGRO RIEMST · Groothandel in granen en zaden · Riemst · since 1992
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Mixed farming · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CERCLE DES ETUDIANTS BIOINGENIEUR.E.S DE L'ULB · Brussel · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ARABIA GREEN ORGANISATION · since 2011
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Youth work associations · Geel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Apostolaat der Grootstad · Antwerpen · since 1952
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Landen · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Kruisem · since 2025
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Leuven · since 1988
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Lokeren · since 1995
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Mplilas - Brazzaville · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Antwerpsche Groepeering van Reserve Onder Officieren · Antwerpen · since 1938
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Development of residential building projects · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1999
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Wholesale of live animals · Lo-Reninge · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2019
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Mixed farming · Leuven · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Leuven · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Schoten · since 2025
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Kortenaken · since 2025