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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Mons · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2017
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Société CORNU · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Libin · since 2019
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Raising of other animals · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Olen · since 2005
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Inland freight water transport · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Other education · since 2021
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2020
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · since 2003
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1997
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CORNE ROLLUIKEN · Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Avelgem · since 1979
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 1988
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since 1988
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Other business support services · Oostkamp · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026