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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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2020
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Plastering work · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Evere · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2020
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Nijlen · since 1997
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Praha · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Ternat · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 1995
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Brussel · since 2024
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sprimont · since 2019
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1981
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Insurance agents and brokers · Waremme · since 1985
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Schaarbeek · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Flémalle · since 1999
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Other specialised construction activities · Liège · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of ARTIC PAINT · General construction of residential buildings · Zonhoven · since 2013
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Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · Brugge · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kontich · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Willebroek · since 2022
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Niel · since 2023
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Antwerpen · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Zaventem · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HAPPY · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2017