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.
“BENA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Olen · since 2007
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2024
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2026
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General medical practice · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Ukkel · since 1995
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Forging of metal · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2004
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Finishing of textiles · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1986
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Vleteren · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of OUJDIA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1991
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mouscron · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Herstal · since 2001
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Retail sale of footwear · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other building finishing work · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Blue Eagle Nivelles · Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Nivelles · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Asse · since 2023
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Retail sale of bicycles · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2008
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Manufacture of outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Zoutleeuw · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Waasmunster · since 2006
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Lincent · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of VIVAQUA · Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Brussel · since 1968
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · Chaudfontaine · since 1990
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Estaimpuis · since 1994
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Other specialised construction activities · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1995
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Plumbing work · Diest · since 1995
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Freight transport by road · Berlaar · since 2000
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Support activities for crop production · Durbuy · since 2002
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Freight transport by road · since 1997
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Vilvoorde · since 2014
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of ONLYNAILS · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Brussel · since 2020
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Maldegem · since 2010
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Liège · since 2011
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Roofing work · Koksijde · since 2025
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Elsene · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 1990
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1993
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since 2020
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Diksmuide · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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since 2012