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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 1995
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Graphic design and visual communication · Oostrozebeke · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Beaumont · since 2021
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Esneux · since 2008
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Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1975
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Lier · since 2015
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Abbreviation of CALISTOM · Ukkel · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Noirfalisse Distribution · Sprimont · since 1977
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 1981
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1990
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since 1990
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Computer programming · Heusden-Zolder · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2018
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Wavre · since 2004
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Other tax advisory services · Charleroi · since 2005
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Jette · since 2024
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of bicycles · Opwijk · since 2003
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Waterdichtingswerken van muren · Zandhoven · since 1961
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Other personal services · since 2016
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Geraardsbergen · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · Dentergem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beringen · since 1971
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Raeren · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BOSTOEN DAVY · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Menen · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gouvy · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Herstal · since 2021
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Other information service activities · Zedelgem · since 2008
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2005
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1985
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Onderzoekssteunpunt en Databank Intermediaire Structuren in Vlaanderen (19de-20ste eeuw) · Leuven · since 2006