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.
“BOWS”
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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zedelgem · since 2022
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Schilde · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Zaventem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERG-OP WIJGMAAL V.Z.W. · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Leuven · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Bastiaens Onder Water Werken · Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Zoersel · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Essen · since 2022
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Oostkamp · since 2026
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Computer programming · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Ronse · since 1959