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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Genk · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schoten · since 1992
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Brussel · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Couvin · since 2019
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Pelt · since 2014
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Lier · since 1945
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Full-service restaurants · Arlon · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2015
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Freight transport by road · Grimbergen · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Diepenbeek · since 2001
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Youth work associations · Leuven · since 1990
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Assenede · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Laakdal · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren · since 2011
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Maaseik · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2026
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since 1994
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · Geraardsbergen · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schilde · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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since 2000
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OPTICAL SUPPLY · Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Kuurne · since 1965
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Abbreviation of Bond Onze Scholen · Blankenberge · since 1968
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Mijdrecht · since 1983
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Abbreviation of BETTER OFFICE SUPPLIES · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Breda · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Bejegenings-en OntwikkelingsSpectrum · Other social work without accommodation · Oosterzele · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of Beratimmo · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Elsene · since 1993
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS OFFICE SUPPLY · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sombreffe · since 1997
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Abbreviation of BED ONTBIJT & SCHILDERWERKEN · Painting of buildings · Pelt · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BASED ON STAGE · Gent · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DE BOUVER PIETER-JAN · Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Billie On Stage · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BEYOND OUR SENSES · Performing arts by independent artists · Bonheiden · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BROTHERS OF SOLIDARITY · Ronse · since 2017
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Other retail sale of new goods · Aarschot · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of @VS · Business and other management consultancy · Awans · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Back Office Solutions · Office administrative and support services · Esneux · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Walhain · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE OPVOEDENDE SEMINARIES · Overijse · since 2003
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Maasmechelen · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Brusselse Opvang en Samenkomst Omtrent het Jonge Kind · Brussel · since 2004
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Algemene bouw van kantoorgebouwen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of VAN DEN BOSSCHE MARTIN · Detailhandel in wand- en vloertegels · Bornem · since 1998
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kraainem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Belgian Offshore Supply · Antwerpen · since 1975