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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Lasne · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · since 2006
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Jette · since 1986
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Boutersem · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 2016
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Advertising agencies · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Antwerpen-Deurne, Basseliersstraat 4 · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Boechout · since 1986
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Jette · since 2002
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Real estate agency activities · Faimes · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 2010
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Kortrijk · since 1987
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 2019
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Agence locale d'Initiatives sociales · Day nurseries and crèches · Mons · since 1989
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Abbreviation of AIDE LOGISTIQUE AUX INSTITUTIONS SOCIALES · Namur · since 1997
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Abbreviation of APOTHEEK LANGENAEKEN - INFORMATION SERVICES · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tervuren · since 1999
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Other software publishing · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT · Other amusement and recreation activities · Merchtem · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Profondeville · since 1996
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wemmel · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2023
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Begijnendijk · since 1986
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Interior design · Rumst · since 2015
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Forging of metal · since 2019
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Employment placement agencies · Ichtegem · since 2021
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Translation services · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Andere instellingen met huisvesting voor personen met een mentale handicap of psychiatrische problemen en voor drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Morlanwelz · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 1997
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since 2013
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Schilde · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van lampen · Kalmthout · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Ath · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2004