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.
“BOLLIJN”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Tremelo · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2007
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 2020
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Computer programming · Haacht · since 2020
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · STEENBERGEN · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Deerlijk · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · Hoeilaart · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2024
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Forging of metal · Liège · since 2014
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1987
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Dental practice · Keerbergen · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Kruisem · since 2004
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2005
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026