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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Finishing of textiles · since 2021
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Raising of horses and other equines · Anderlecht · since 2008
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de verspreiding van inhoud · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BOSKALIS OFFSHORE BELGIUM · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1923
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Abbreviation of BEPLEKT OF BEZOEPEN · Aalst · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Bochka · Other non-specialised retail sale · Mortsel · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Better On Bike · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2009
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Logistics services · Gent · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BouwOnderneming Baert · General construction of residential buildings · Kontich · since 2010
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Plumbing work · since 2004
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Abbreviation of BREL OFFICE BROKER · Combined facilities support activities · Elsene · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Glabbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian Organic Beers · Manufacture of beer · Brunehaut · since 2024
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Fitness centres · Stoumont · since 2013
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Abbreviation of BELGISCH OVERLEGCENTRUM DER BEDRIJFSREVISOREN · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1993
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Development of residential building projects · Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of PHONE EXPRESS · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 1998
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Site preparation · since 2019
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Support activities for crop production · since 2020
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2021
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of Bureau OBEN Bouw Advies · Activities of interior architects · Riemst · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 2012
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Zuienkerke · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Club Bel Oeil-Belle Image · Beloeil · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Best Of Both Worlds · Event catering · Genk · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Berlare · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2025
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Raising of other animals · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brugge · since 2008
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Tremelo · since 1981