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.
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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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Boutersem · since 1992
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Activities of lawyers · Lievegem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Blégny · since 1990
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Cafés and bars · Stekene · since 1993
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 1999
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gavere · since 2000
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Other education · since 2018
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1985
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2006
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1988
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1993
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Abbreviation of AMAREBE N'IMENA · Oudergem · since 1998
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Evere · since 2000
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Brugge · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Edegem · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · Balen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Autour de Nos Images · Hannut · since 2011
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Other education · Stekene · since 2006
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Deinze · since 2023
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Abbreviation of L’Aquarium des Nageurs d’Ixelles · Elsene · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Pet boarding · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2006
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Gent · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Association Nationale Interprofessionnelle du Secteur Pharmaceutique Production Distribution Dispensation · Brussel · since 1956
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1983
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Roofing work · Schaarbeek · since 1984
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Fleurus · since 1991
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Gent · since 1992
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Abbreviation of association des nigeriens de bruxelles · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Australian Network in Belgium · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Ardooie · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Vorst · since 2021
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2004
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2005
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2025
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2023
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Ciney · since 2000
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Vervaardiging van overige farmaceutische producten · Niel · since 2019
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Veterinary services · Esneux · since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Burg-Reuland · since 1991
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Development of residential building projects · Damme · since 2020
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Brussel · since 1988