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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in andere akkerbouwproducten · Mettet · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Wemmel · since 2011
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Development of residential building projects · Evere · since 2020
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Lochristi · since 2001
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Edegem · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Ranst · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Rijkevorsel · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Beernem · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of De Lovie · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Poperinge · since 1922
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Namur · since 2015
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Evere · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2019
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Jodoigne · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2012
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Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2006
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Retail sale of other household articles · Brussel · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Brussel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · Herentals · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Evere · since 2026
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Abbreviation of AC Capital Finance Trade · Dessel · since 2026
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Herentals · since 1988
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Elsene · since 2018
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Pittem · since 2004
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Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Ans · since 1998
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Trade name of MST · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Mons · since 2005