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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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
39 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 1995
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1998
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Real estate agency activities · Brugge · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Zwevegem · since 2022
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Translation services · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Stekene · since 1993
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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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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 1993
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Kasterlee · since 1992
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Zandhoven · since 1992
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Kontich · since 1992
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Rumst · since 2000
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Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · since 2014
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2016
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Manufacture of beer · since 2012
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Joinery installation · Beerse · since 2012
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Mixed farming · since 2025
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Employment placement agencies · since 2025
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Travel agency activities · since 2014
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2018
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since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Other education · Hasselt · since 2019
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · Landen · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Jurbise · since 2011
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News agency activities · since 2005
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2022
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since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
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Genève · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1976
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2025
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Literary creation · since 2020
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Psychology services · De Haan · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1990
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · Bree · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · Gent · since 2008
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Keerbergen · since 1988
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Meise · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Lede · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Kapellen · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van elektronische onderdelen · Kapellen · since 1996
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Erpe-Mere · since 1989