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.
“B AND B”
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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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Trade name of The Beauty and The Beast · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Elsene · since 2012
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Wavre · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Bando Travel Service · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zaventem · since 1979
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Abbreviation of B and P MILITARY PUBLICATIONS · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1983
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS and INVESTMENT · Brussel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BUILDINGS and DATA · Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1992
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Abbreviation of BROTHERS AND SISTERS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ganshoren · since 1994
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Middelkerke · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BLACK SIVALLS AND BRYSON BV · Kwintsheul · since 1984
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Ciney · since 2004
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Oudsbergen · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Mol · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lochristi · since 2025
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Ganshoren · since 1998
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Belgian Aid Network · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BEST Alumni Network · Brussel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tremelo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BINABI Alumni Network · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Baltic Artist Network · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hasselt · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Saint-Nicolas · since 1997
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Abbreviation of EFFUSIONS DE CULTURES · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aartselaar · since 2018
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Tyre services · Merchtem · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 1973
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2004
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Barbershop MD · Hairdressing and barber services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1962
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Abbreviation of Band, Vereniging van en voor de Vlamingen in Wallonië · Brussel · since 1975
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Namur · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Clavier · since 2008