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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Wingene · since 2016
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Dendermonde · since 2012
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waterloo · since 2022
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Landscape service activities · since 2009
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2011
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Activities of building architects · since 2004
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Vermogensbeheer · Lokeren · since 2015
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since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostkamp · since 2015
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since 2023
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since 1987
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Logging · Houyet · since 1995
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since 1970
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1997
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since 2000
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2005
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Zulte · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 2024
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Cultural education · since 2025
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Afwerking van houten producten · since 2026
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since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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since 2017
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since 2017
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Retail sale of footwear · since 1999
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2019
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since 1997
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Activities of lawyers · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 2025
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Site preparation · since 2018
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Grimbergen · since 1988