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.
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2018
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Tubize · since 2020
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Wevelgem · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Activities of building architects · Zwalm · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ramillies · since 2026
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Kontich · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · Lummen · since 2020
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Veterinary services · Jette · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Burdinne · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Eghezée · since 2013
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Centre Laïque de l'Audio-Visuel · Productie van televisiefilms · Elsene · since 1981
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Waregem · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1969
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General construction of residential buildings · Genappe · since 2024
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Brugge · since 1991
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Sports and recreation education · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2019
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Raising of horses and other equines · Lievegem · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Avelgem · since 2010
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Activities of head offices · Mechelen · since 2025
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Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1968
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Book publishing · Hasselt · since 1981
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Harelbeke · since 1991
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Alken · since 1994
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Halle · since 1995
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Bonheiden · since 2015
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Tournai · since 2020
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Insurance agents and brokers · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Painting of buildings · Damme · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2024
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Maldegem · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Koksijde · since 2025
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Other financial services · Oudenaarde · since 2025