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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Oosterzele · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 2026
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Market research and public opinion polling · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1995
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Sports and recreation education · Gistel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2024
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Event catering · Aalst · since 2025
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Herentals · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of TECHTOUT · Reparatie en onderhoud van consumentenelektronica · Gedinne · since 1988
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Hasselt · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of SNAI SERVICE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Seraing · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Moerbeke (Waas) · since 2022