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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 1999
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Blégny · since 1990
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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
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Boutersem · since 1992
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Activities of lawyers · Lievegem · since 2021
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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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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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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Other education · Stekene · since 2006
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Deinze · since 2023
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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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Abbreviation of Autour de Nos Images · Hannut · since 2011
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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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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Durbuy · since 2016
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Pet boarding · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Computer programming · Remicourt · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Stabroek · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2006
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Erezée · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van overige machines en apparaten voor algemeen gebruik, n.e.g. · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 1999
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Other business support services · Olen · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Moorslede · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Parfum d'histoire · Full-service restaurants · Tielt-Winge · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2012