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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Etterbeek · since 1988
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Maresché · since 2018
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2026
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1983
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Soumagne · since 2020
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1973
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Beerse · since 1977
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Name of an establishment of TEGEL CONCEPT · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Huldenberg · since 1992
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Gavere · since 1983
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Gent · since 1988
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Evergem · since 2001
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Roosdaal · since 2011
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Beersel · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of EXOTIC FOOD TRADING · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1978
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Huy · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2007
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herstal · since 2003
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Gent · since 1974
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Oudergem · since 2015