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.
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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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Brussel · since 1969
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Name of an establishment of HOORCENTRUM AERTS · Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Geel · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of LOU LOU GROUP · Activities of holding companies · Ronse · since 2011
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Halen · since 2005
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other financial services · Kortrijk · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Lier · since 2024
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Kampenhout · since 1971
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Oudergem · since 1988
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Groothandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Peer · since 1989
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Mixed farming · Westerlo · since 2000
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Freight transport by road · Lier · since 2001
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Activities of bailiffs · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · since 2020
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Construction of roads and motorways · Leuven · since 2021
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Site preparation · Wingene · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bornem · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schoten · since 2012
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Brussel · since 2007
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Boechout · since 2000
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2013
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Kampenhout · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Groothandel in behang, verf en woningtextiel · Herentals · since 1959
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Aalst · since 1941
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Joinery installation · Geel · since 1979
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1989
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Other technical testing and analysis · Lier · since 1990
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Support activities for crop production · Kasterlee · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 1996
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Plumbing work · Verviers · since 1997
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Plumbing work · Diest · since 1999
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Name of an establishment · Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2016
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Support activities for crop production · Landen · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of VIECO · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Herent · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beersel · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2009
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Teelt van andere boomvruchten, kleinfruit en noten · Beerse · since 2010
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Activities of bailiffs · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Demolition · Sint-Truiden · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van scharen, messen, bestekken enz · since 2018
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Teelt van vezelgewassen · Oud-Turnhout · since 2006
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lille · since 2023
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Tienen · since 1986