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.
“Blacksmith”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · Schilde · since 2016
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · since 2019
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Forging of metal · Geel · since 2018
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Forging of metal · since 2022
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Machining of metals · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van andere niet-gedistilleerde gegiste dranken · Waterloo · since 2026
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Jodoigne · since 1997
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Schelle · since 2003
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Support activities for animal production · since 2016
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Genk · since 2025
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Bertem · since 1977
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · LONDON · since 2019
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Photography, excluding press photography · Jette · since 2015
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Evere · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of SWEET GAMES · Retail sale of games and toys · Jette · since 2022
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Grimbergen · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Liège · since 2016
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Event catering · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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RIJEN · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Damme · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024