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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Schilde · since 2004
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General construction of residential buildings · Vorst · since 2002
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Ronse · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of 4D CONSULTANCY · Nutrition and dietetics services · Kasterlee · since 1987
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2002
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Antwerpen · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of C3 FACTORY · Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2004
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Begijnendijk · since 2021
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Other education · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of RITVIV · Cafés and bars · Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of HOME INVEST BELGIUM · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1980
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Leopoldsburg · since 1987
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Wetteren · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of HEAD OFFICE · Advertising agencies · Herent · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · De Panne · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of FREELAB · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Fitness centres · since 2022
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Computer programming · Bernissart · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Always In Motion · Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of DEGRALLOO · Full-service restaurants · Koekelare · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · since 2002
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Bredene · since 2003
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Rixensart · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Grez-Doiceau · since 1999
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Computer programming · Tervuren · since 2000
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Other building finishing work · since 2013
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Event catering · Hamois · since 2014
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Tattoo and piercing services · Boom · since 2014
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Development of residential building projects · Herentals · since 2016
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Cultural education · Gent · since 2022
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Other printing · since 2025
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Retail sale of footwear · Lommel · since 2006
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Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lennik · since 2025
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Gent · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Eghezée · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Advertising agencies · Soignies · since 2019
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Haacht · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2008
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2009
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Graphic design and visual communication · Elsene · since 2022