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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1989
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Manufacture of outerwear · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Anderlecht · since 1968
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Ukkel · since 2024
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 2026
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
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Wasquehal · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 1965
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Maaseik · since 1983
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Other personal services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Brussel · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Erquelinnes · since 2011
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Kruisem · since 2005
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Roubaix · since 1983
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Tervuren · since 2026
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Tervuren · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Manufacture Cambresienne de Textiles · Cambrai (Nord) · since 1971
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of vakantiefonds voor de textiel - caisse des vacances annuelles du textile · Overige instellingen van de sociale zekerheid · Gent · since 1947
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · since 1992
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Growing of flowers · Lochristi · since 2008
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Anjers · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Gemengd Koor Cantemus · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Lummen · since 2024
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Kortenberg · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2012
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Other business support services · Oudsbergen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Visé · since 2025
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Lubbeek · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Europe CanaanTek · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2021
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Hoeilaart · since 1973
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Leuven · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · Binche · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of CERIUS · Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Turnhout · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · since 2001
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of MD VINS · Full-service restaurants · Comblain-au-Pont · since 2015
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Evergem · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2021
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LILLE · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostende · since 1997