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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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Sint-Niklaas · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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since 1980
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Vermogensbeheer · Affligem · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2021
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Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · since 1979
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of BESTEBV · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Mons · since 1994
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2016
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van keramische tegels en plavuizen · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van muziekinstrumenten · since 1981
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2025
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Herk-de-Stad · since 1988
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Sports and recreation education · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Dental practice · Rixensart · since 2019
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Activities of bailiffs · since 2026
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Activiteiten op het gebied van ergotherapie · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of IMPERIAL MEAT PRODUCTS · Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Lievegem · since 1994
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2018
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Bornem · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · since 2023
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Office administrative and support services · since 2016
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2014
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2025
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since 2006
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Raising of other animals · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of MANY OPPORTUNITIES REAL EXPECTATIONS · Employment placement agencies · Mechelen · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2015
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Literary creation · since 2018
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Vocational training · since 2018
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-le-Château · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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General medical practice · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2014
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Physiotherapy · since 2017
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Other social work without accommodation · since 2025
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Employment placement agencies · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · As · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 2011