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.
“Balena”
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
34 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of SQUADRA B M · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Denderleeuw · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Meubelzorg · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Wellen · since 2021
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Activiteiten van gespecialiseerde ziekenhuizen · Turnhout · since 1991
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brugge · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · De Haan · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · De Haan · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of HKM Connect · Cafés and bars · Geel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Belgian - Luxemburg Export North America · Brussel · since 1982
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lummen · since 1998
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Other specialised construction activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1999
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Boom · since 2002
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Translation services · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van verdelgingsmiddelen, ontsmettingsmiddelen en andere chemische producten voor de landbouw · since 2018
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 1988
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Hannut · since 2001
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Leuven · since 2002
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Roofing work · Eeklo · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2014
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2019
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Office administrative and support services · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2012
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Baarle-Hertog · since 2004
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Other financial services · Brussel · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Lincent · since 2024
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Other business support services · Mechelen · since 2024
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Raeren · since 1993
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Name of an establishment · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Moorslede · since 2000
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Leuven · since 2021
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 1971
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Bienveillance à l'Ecole · Vocational training · Daverdisse · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Bal-enzo Billiards & Darts · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Veterinary services · since 2024
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2016
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Other construction installation · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Other sports activities · Roeselare · since 2020
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 1996
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since 2014
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2023
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Market research and public opinion polling · Tremelo · since 2006
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Tanriverdi · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Balen · since 2024
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Other legal services · since 2025
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other cleaning activities · since 2025
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Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Veurne · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brugge · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2024