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.
“Canalist”
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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tervuren · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2017
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1994
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Brussel · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of City to Ocean · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 2020
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Oreye · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of Boukè · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Namur · since 1990
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Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Tournai · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beerse · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2015
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · Grobbendonk · since 1969
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Brussel · since 1976
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Other building finishing work · since 2021
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Manage · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Staden · since 2023
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Other construction installation · Oud-Heverlee · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of DEMBELL · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Genappe · since 2011
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Seraing · since 2012
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Perwez · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of L'ARCHE BRUXELLES · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Abbreviation of CENTRE APOSTOLIQUE NOUVELLE ALLIANCE · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2019
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2022
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Employment placement agencies · Ichtegem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · La Bruyère · since 2008
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Hoeilaart · since 1986