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.
“Baboon”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Zoersel · since 2016
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2023
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Theux · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Ieper · since 2023
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · since 2009
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voorhout · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2011
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DE BRUGSE ALGEMENE BOUWONDERNEMING · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Brugge · since 1958
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Knokke-Heist · since 1974
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Aalst · since 1988
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Trade name of Sara Van Damme · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · since 2000
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Other business support services · Steenokkerzeel · since 2018
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Other specialised design activities · since 2020
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Reparatie en onderhoud van elektronische en optische apparatuur · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Evergem · since 2011
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Edegem · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Lommel · since 2025
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Lubbeek · since 2025
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1998
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Schaarbeek · since 2009
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2024
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 2014
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Activities of building architects · since 1973
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Waterloo · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1986
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2011
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Trade name of VIROM · Other printing · Waterloo · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Felies · Day nurseries and crèches · Schaarbeek · since 1979
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Eghezée · since 2013
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Dessel · since 2005