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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Roeselare · since 1991
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Gavere · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2009
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since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 1988
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since 1978
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since 2025
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Menen · since 1977
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Ternat · since 1985
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zaventem · since 1990
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Plumbing work · Moorslede · since 1991
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Leuven · since 2015
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zwevegem · since 2020
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2022
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General medical practice · since 1988
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since 1994
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Visual arts creation · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1988
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since 2018
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since 1987
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2020
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since 2012
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since 2026
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Name of an establishment of V.S.B. · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Roeselare · since 1983
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1991
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1989
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1981
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Physiotherapy · since 1986
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026