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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Boechout · since 2007
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in overige bouwmaterialen · Mortsel · since 1972
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Abbreviation of Charleroi Racing Sécurité · Binche · since 1987
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Abbreviation of CAMERA REPAIR SERVICE · Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Lievegem · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Leuven · since 1994
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Abbreviation of COESENS RENTING SERVICE · Activities of holding companies · Geraardsbergen · since 2001
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General electrical installation work · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2014
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Carouse · Brecht · since 2015
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Sound recording · since 2017
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aartselaar · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Cardiac Roadshow · Grobbendonk · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Mons · since 2004
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Abbreviation of COMPUTER REPAIR SERVICES · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Construct. Renove. Service · Insulation installation · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2019