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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other information technology and computer services · Overijse · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1972
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Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Complex Sint-Bavostraat 17-19 te Wilrijk · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Complex Mechelsesteenweg - Brouwersstraat te Kontich · Kontich · since 2019
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Oudenburg · since 2007
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Other information service activities · Boutersem · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Koninklijke Branddonk Sportkring Retie · Football clubs · Retie · since 1969
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Leopoldsburg · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw 'Complex I', Antwerpen-Ekeren, aan de Statiestraat en Oostergeest · Antwerpen · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw 'Complex II', Antwerpen-Ekeren, aan de Statiestraat en Oostergeest · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Openbaar Centrum voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn van Lochristi · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Lochristi · since 1968
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Vilvoorde · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2022
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Châtelet · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw 'Complex III', Antwerpen-Ekeren, aan de Statiestraat en Oostergeest · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Les Bons Villers · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Plastering work · Ciney · since 1980
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2022
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Charleroi · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Kraainem · since 2021