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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Liège · since 2021
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Westerlo · since 1961
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Name of an establishment of BEN'S AND CO · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Visé · since 1992
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Abbreviation of B en S PROJECTS · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Dilbeek · since 1997
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Mixed farming · Westerlo · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of PALEISREST · Full-service restaurants · Brasschaat · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of BNK CARS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zaventem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2006
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Development of non-residential building projects · Kortemark · since 2007
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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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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 1994
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since 1996
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Translation services · since 2014
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Materials recovery from waste · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Benso Asbl · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Fitness centres · Namur · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lille · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2007
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Abbreviation of BenSy Reno · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2020