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
42 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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Computer programming · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Maasmechelen · since 2023
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since 2013
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2026
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Translation services · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Tyre services · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · since 2019
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
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Web portal activities · since 2024
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since 2026
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since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Evergem · since 2016
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Aalst · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1985
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Opwijk · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Site preparation · Destelbergen · since 2025
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Other technical testing and analysis · Gent · since 1996
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zele · since 2023
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2011
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 1992
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Wijngaard Altinus · Support activities for crop production · Zonnebeke · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Liège · since 2020