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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2025
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Vlaardingen · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of Clean-Up Facilities · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brussel · since 1999
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2022
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Drukken van dagbladen · Lier · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Aywaille · since 2026
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2026
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2024
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Installatie van elektronische beveiligingssystemen · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 2015
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Plumbing work · Evere · since 2016
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Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2017
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Construction of roads and motorways · Zaventem · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Chaudfontaine · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Alveringem · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Kraainem · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lokeren · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Wetteren · since 2010
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Other construction installation · Charleroi · since 2006
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Oudsbergen · since 2008
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2024
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
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Vocational training · Evere · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Oudsbergen · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mortsel · since 1987
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Freight transport by road · Vilvoorde · since 2022
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Manage · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Zulte · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2007
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met gespecialiseerde bouwnijverheid · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2025
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Riemst · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Perwez · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Wijnegem · since 2026
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since 2016
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since 2017
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Anderlecht · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Gent · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2017