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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zoersel · since 2000
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Luxembourg · since 2010
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2025
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Demolition · Maldegem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1993
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Hairdressing and barber services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1999
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 2016
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Chastre · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Association belge du Bâtiment industrialisé-Belgische Vereniging voor Geindustrialiseerde Bouw · Anderlecht · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Brabants Isolatie Bedrijf · Berghem · since 1984
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Full-service restaurants · Oud-Heverlee · since 1997
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Abbreviation of BUREAU IMMOBILIER BELGE · Real estate agency activities · Oudergem · since 2015
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Peer · since 2020
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Other building finishing work · Moorslede · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Back in Business · Business and other management consultancy · Waterloo · since 2009
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Deerlijk · since 2006
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Instituut voor Bestuurswetenschappen · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Bureau International du Béton Manufacturé · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1981
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Liège · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL BANKING CLUB · Ukkel · since 1997
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since 1962
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2017
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Other education · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2006
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Activities of interior architects · Maldegem · since 2023
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Lanaken · since 2010
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Schelle · since 2001
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1993
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Geluidsopnamestudio's · Mons · since 2025
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2025
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Hasselt · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bureau liégeois d'Assurances · since 1985
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Abbreviation of The Business Information Bank · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1993
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Zwevegem · since 1981
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Abbreviation of EUREGIO BUSINESS CORPORATION · Lanaken · since 1996