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.
“Auto Company”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
-
Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Roeselare · since 2015
-
Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2005
-
Hairdressing and barber services · Leuven · since 2016
-
Hairdressing and barber services · Wemmel · since 2023
-
Plumbing work · Brussel · since 2018
-
Construction of roads and motorways · Moorslede · since 2003
-
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 2024
-
On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Tielt · since 2024
-
Anderlecht · since 1983
-
Other education · Aalst · since 2025
-
Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · since 2021
-
Plastering work · Antwerpen · since 2019
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
-
Tienen · since 2025
-
Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2016
-
Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Schilde · since 2016
-
Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2017
-
Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2025
-
Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1997
-
Advertising agencies · Tielt · since 1998
-
Retail sale of household furniture · Malle · since 2000
-
Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
-
On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2017
-
Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortenberg · since 2018
-
Other business support services · Hélécine · since 2020
-
General electrical installation work · Waasmunster · since 2021
-
Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Beersel · since 2023
-
Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Seraing · since 2023
-
Verwerking en conservering van vlees van gevogelte · Grimbergen · since 2023
-
Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
-
Fitness centres · Antwerpen · since 2010
-
Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2023
-
Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Antwerpen · since 2023
-
Zoutleeuw · since 2023
-
Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
-
Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2024
-
Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2024
-
Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Gent · since 2024
-
General construction of residential buildings · Ninove · since 2024
-
Overige gespecialiseerde bouwactiviteiten in de constructie van gebouwen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2025
-
Vervaardiging van lampen · Pont-à-Celles · since 2025
-
Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hasselt · since 2025
-
Service activities incidental to land transportation · Zaventem · since 2025
-
Office administrative and support services · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
-
Other specialised construction activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
-
Development of residential building projects · Lokeren · since 2019
-
Antwerpen · since 2014
-
Removal services · Antwerpen · since 2015
-
On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
-
Office administrative and support services · Ravels · since 2004
-
General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2006
-
Insulation installation · Gent · since 2025
-
Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Charleroi · since 2001
-
since 2015
-
General construction of residential buildings · Andenne · since 2016
-
On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Kortrijk · since 2020
-
since 2008
-
since 2021