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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ninove · since 1993
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Ninove · since 1992
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Other business support services · Veurne · since 1996
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Floor and wall tiling · since 1982
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lichtervelde · since 1989
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Site preparation · Opwijk · since 2003
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Joinery installation · since 2007
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Operation of sports facilities · Affligem · since 1993
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Anderlecht · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Affligem · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kuurne · since 2021
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Kuurne · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Aartselaar · since 1990
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Namur · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2000
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since 1994
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Brussel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Brunius · Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2020
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Overige openbare orde en civiele veiligheid · Brussel · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Opwijk · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of MELLAR · Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2015
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since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · Veurne · since 2010
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Other education · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Brugge · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of D.G. & C° · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Genappe · since 1979
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Abbreviation of BRICO BELGIUM · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Dilbeek · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of Wenibri · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Nivelles · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of VANVLA · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Diest · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Torhout · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of LOWAGIE · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Ieper · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of CALPOL · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Kortemark · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Wijnegem · since 2015
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since 1989
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1999
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since 1985
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · since 2018
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Tienen · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of GLENN VANFRAUSSEN · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Bergeijk · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Edegem · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of F.D. QUELLIN · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of CHIANDRO · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Peer · since 2007
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Event catering · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of FLALU · Other retail sale of food · Visé · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BRICOJO · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Genappe · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BRICOGEN · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Genappe · since 2025
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Visual arts creation · since 2026
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Other business support services · Destelbergen · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brunehaut · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of COKELAERE LUC · Menen · since 1991