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.
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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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since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BeWiSe, Femmes et Sciences en Belgique - Vrouwen en Wetenschappen in België · Brussel · since 2003
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Wilmington - Delaware · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Gent · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Research and development on biotechnology · Brugge · since 2010
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 2002
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HOOGWOUD · since 2007
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EMMEN · since 2020
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Verhuur en lease van speel-, amusement-, en verkoopautomaten · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Liège · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Leuven · since 2006
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Lubbeek · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Handel in elektriciteit · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2017
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Hasselt · since 2020
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Combined facilities support activities · since 2026
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Geraardsbergen · since 1993