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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2024
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Computer programming · Bonheiden · since 2025
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · Geraardsbergen · since 2025
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Gistel · since 2013
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2016
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Other personal services · Merchtem · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Support activities for crop production · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Gent · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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since 2021
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2023
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Rochefort · since 1986
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1987
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Oostrozebeke · since 1989
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1995
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Torhout · since 2001
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Namur · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Robin vzw · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · Izegem · since 2016
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2017
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Site preparation · Oostrozebeke · since 2019
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Other social work without accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Zele · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Zaventem · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Heers · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · Blégny · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zelzate · since 2026
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Psychology services · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 1998