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.
“Bout”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Event catering · Lubbeek · since 2023
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Anderlecht · since 1991
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1973
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Aalst · since 2019
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Hasselt · since 1969
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Physiotherapy · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2019
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1988
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Zoetermeer · since 2016
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Land surveying · Heuvelland · since 2016
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2016
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Other information service activities · Oostende · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Wevelgem · since 2023
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Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Other business support services · Chaudfontaine · since 2011
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Manhay · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Izegem · since 1987
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Activities of building architects · since 2017
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Event catering · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · La Hulpe · since 2022
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2023
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Lier · since 2024
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Willebroek · since 1990
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2014
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Computer programming · Deerlijk · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BOU' J LTD · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · DONCASTER · since 2008
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Eghezée · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MP Food · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kruisem · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Diest · since 2025
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Wholesale of timber · Kuurne · since 1948
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Vilvoorde · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van motorvoertuigen · Lille · since 1994
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Name of an establishment · Specialist medical practice · Namur · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · Roosdaal · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2022
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since 2022
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kortenaken · since 2008
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Lier · since 2006
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2006
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Support activities for crop production · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Deinze · since 2024