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.
“CAR EXCEPTION”
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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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 2009
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Painting of buildings · since 2016
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Etterbeek · since 1984
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2018
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Employment placement agencies · Etterbeek · since 1987
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of L'Exception, centre de formation, d'Information, d'accompagnement et d'actions sociales des personnes handicapées · Other social work without accommodation · Nivelles · since 1996
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2003
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Brussel · since 1999
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Other business support services · Brugge · since 2024
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Ukkel · since 1989
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Detailhandel in boeken · Gent · since 1995
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Anderlecht · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Thuin · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Temse · since 2001
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Roofing work · Hélécine · since 2022