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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalter · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2010
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Other retail sale of food · Arendonk · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Abbreviation of European Space Weather and Space Climate Association · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Ukkel · since 2022
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Steenokkerzeel · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Pelt · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2007
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Wholesale of other household goods · Harelbeke · since 2025
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Autostal Wijnegem · Wijnegem · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Association Sainte-Waudru · Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Mons · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Maldegem · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2002
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Association Sportive de Walcourt · Walcourt · since 2022
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Abbreviation of AGRI-SERVICE-WEST · Groothandel in veevoeders · Beernem · since 2009
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP SEAFARERS' WELFARE vzw · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Plumbing work · Halle · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2013
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Trade name of OUICOM · Advertising agencies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2010
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Brugge · since 2007
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Montreuil · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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since 2014