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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Le Plessis-Trevise · since 1991
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Diest · since 1974
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2003
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Veterinary services · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2018
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · since 1984
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Reparatie en onderhoud van andere civiele transportmiddelen · Lievegem · since 2015
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2009
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Mixed farming · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2012
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since 1976
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Wevelgem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BERTHOLET ET FILS · Rixensart · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Leuven · since 2024
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2023
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 1996
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since 1997
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Wholesale of timber · since 1988
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Other retail sale of food · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Gent · since 1974
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Abbreviation of BERTEM ATLETIEKCLUB · Activiteiten van atletiekclubs · Leuven · since 1984
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2013
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Joinery installation · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Lubbeek · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Truiden · since 2020