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.
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Interior design · Rumst · since 2015
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Forging of metal · since 2019
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Andere instellingen met huisvesting voor personen met een mentale handicap of psychiatrische problemen en voor drugs- en alcoholverslaafden · Morlanwelz · since 1992
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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2019
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Jette · since 1986
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Begijnendijk · since 1986
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Boutersem · since 2007
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Employment placement agencies · Ichtegem · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Ukkel · since 1998
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Oostende · since 2014
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Roeselare · since 2010
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Ronse · since 2011
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2019
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General medical practice · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Psychology services · Rebecq · since 2024
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2025
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Agence locale d'Initiatives sociales · Day nurseries and crèches · Mons · since 1989
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Abbreviation of AIDE LOGISTIQUE AUX INSTITUTIONS SOCIALES · Namur · since 1997
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Abbreviation of APOTHEEK LANGENAEKEN - INFORMATION SERVICES · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tervuren · since 1999
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Other software publishing · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT · Other amusement and recreation activities · Merchtem · since 2012
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Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2026
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2015
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Computer programming · Waterloo · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Lasne · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Schilde · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van lampen · Kalmthout · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2023
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Soumagne · since 1951
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Abbreviation of AD LIB INTERNATIONAL · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2000
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Ath · since 1996
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · since 2006