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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1973
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Gingelom · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Baxter Travenol Laboratories · Illinois · since 1977
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2018
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Land surveying · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2011
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Leuven · since 2011
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2023
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Mons · since 2025
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Vorst · since 2010
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brussel · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Association Mondiale des Inventeurs · Ukkel · since 1975
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Aalst · since 1997
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Brussel · since 2001
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Aalst · since 2019
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Trade name of ALDODI · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Brugge · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Ganshoren · since 2025
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2016
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Brussel · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · Dour · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Drogenbos · since 2010
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Activities of interior architects · Ukkel · since 2004
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Balen · since 2025
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Development of non-residential building projects · Gent · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Kinza Tech · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Turnhout · since 2021