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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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2018
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · since 1995
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ORFEE · Productie van televisieprogramma's · Aarschot · since 2014
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Aarschot · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Jeugdwerking Boe! · Ieper · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BLUE OCEAN EXTENSIONS · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Bree · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgian Operational Equipment · Other non-specialised retail sale · Dilbeek · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FRANCO · Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2001
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since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Mixed farming · since 1994
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since 1982
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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since 1999
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2001
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Mixed farming · since 1995
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2016
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Veterinary services · since 1992
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since 1985
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2003
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since 1977
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Other personal services · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2002
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since 2008
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Pet training · since 2020
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Other construction installation · since 2022
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since 2011