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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Computer programming · Stekene · since 1975
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Wavre · since 1988
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Floor and wall tiling · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kruisem · since 2016
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Productie van televisiefilms · Zulte · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Aalst · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Genk · since 1992
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Operation of sports facilities · Herve · since 1995
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since 2001
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 1970
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Beernem · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Herve · since 2002
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mol · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Wingene · since 2024
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 2015
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Belgian Open Class Association · Mortsel · since 1981
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Eeklo · since 1984
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Putte · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of WATSUP · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Herenthout · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Herstal · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Lochristi · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1989
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Bredene · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 1990
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Operation of sports facilities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wetteren · since 2013
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 1993
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2024
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Support activities for animal production · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Team Bocage VZW · Equestrian clubs · Dentergem · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Geel · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of ABMAR · Cafés and bars · paris · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Royal Basket Othée Club · Cafés and bars · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1981
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Abbreviation of BEST ORIENTAL CARPETS · Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS OFFICES CENTER · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anderlecht · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFICE COMPANY · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Charleroi · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Brussels Ombudscentrum · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BOC - Belgian Offshore Cluster · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oostende · since 2015
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Abbreviation of B.O. COMMUNITY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Belgium Offroad Challenge · Oudsbergen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFSHORE CHALLENGE · Brugge · since 2007
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Other cleaning activities · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kalmthout · since 2018
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Teelt van specerijgewassen en van aromatische en medicinale gewassen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1984
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Malle · since 2004