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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2019
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Maldegem · since 1979
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
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Havelange · since 1989
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lewes · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oostende · since 2002
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Kortenberg · since 2016
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2011
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2024
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Support activities for animal production · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2008
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2023
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since 2007
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Other business support services · since 2026
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since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2006
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since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Plumbing work · since 2017
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Gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs, n.e.g. · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · since 1997
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2009
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2012
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2025
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Plumbing work · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2024
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since 2025