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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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Wichelen · since 2010
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Aalst · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Mons · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Overijse · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · Roeselare · since 2004
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of live animals · Jodoigne · since 2022
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2025
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Evere · since 2013
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Houthulst · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Westerlo · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van ander technisch en industrieel textiel · Zwevegem · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Namur · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ranst · since 1988
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Lubbeek · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of TABAKNATIE · Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Grimbergen · since 1992
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Le Blé en Herbe · Other education · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Deinze · since 2014
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Inland freight water transport · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 1996
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Risk and damage evaluation · Genk · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 1985
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Vermogensbeheer · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2009
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schilde · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · Zaventem · since 2023
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Elsene · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Apollo Producties · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2025
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Herselt · since 1990