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.
“BUTOR”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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ANOR · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tielt-Winge · since 1987
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Groothandel in kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · Philippeville · since 2002
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oudergem · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Torhout · since 2017
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2017
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Kraainem · since 2020
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Mechelen · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2010
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Gent · since 2006
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Development of non-residential building projects · Herk-de-Stad · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Schelle · since 1983
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · since 1984
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Abbreviation of BEL UNIVERSAL TRADING · Plumbing work · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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since 2023
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Beautor · since 1993
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Weesp · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Flémalle · since 2003
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Sports and recreation education · since 2015
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since 2017