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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Brussel · since 2005
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Ans · since 2010
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Other research and development on natural sciences · since 2000
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Maldegem · since 1990
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Vermogensbeheer · Herselt · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Association Belge de promotion du Logiciel Libre · Brussel · since 2013
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Elsene · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of SYNLAB Belgium · Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Fleurus · since 1994
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since 2019
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Other education · since 2021
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since 1996
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Profondeville · since 2000
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Bonheiden · since 2018
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Vorst · since 2007
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Floreffe · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1996
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Beersel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Lasne · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of ELBAN · Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2019
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General medical practice · Oudsbergen · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Rotselaar · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Onhaye · since 2021
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Neuilly-sur-Marne · since 2021
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Malle · since 2008
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zele · since 2008
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ranst · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Retie · since 2010
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Other building finishing work · Mechelen · since 2006
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Wetteren · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Roeselare · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Ninove · since 2023
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Rixensart · since 1989