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
31 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Truiden · since 1986
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Truiden · since 1989
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2013
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Raising of other animals · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2001
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 1989
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since 1973
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Other education · since 2017
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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since 1996
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Other business support services · since 2018
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since 1995
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Other education · since 2026
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since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Other tax advisory services · since 1998
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2023
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2024
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Bree · since 2006
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since 1978
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Brussel · since 2007
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Arendonk · since 2015
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Joinery installation · Ninove · since 1992
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kasterlee · since 2003
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
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Other information service activities · Hamont-Achel · since 2008
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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since 1974
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Abbreviation of Bien-être et Santé au Sénégal · Charleroi · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Ingelmunster · since 2026