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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Liège · since 2026
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · since 2021
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since 2010
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 2025
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Geraardsbergen · since 1986
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Wortegem-Petegem · since 1987
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Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Kortrijk · since 1988
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Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AIRCRAFT HOMEBUILDERS - FEDERATION NATIONALE DES CONSTRUCTEURS AMATEURS D'AERONEFS -NATIONALE FEDERATIE DER AMATEUR VLIEGTUIGBOUWERS · Brussel · since 1977
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Abbreviation of Koninklijke Doelschuttersgilde St. Barbara Heusden · Heusden-Zolder · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Bouchons d'Aide aux Handicapés · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Aviato · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Etterbeek · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BAYAT AL HIKMA · Lasne · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · De Haan · since 2023
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Construction of roads and motorways · Lokeren · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Belgian Asian Hound Club · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oosterzele · since 1999
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2004
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Interior design · La Hulpe · since 2022
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since 2010
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2019