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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 2024
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2013
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2009
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since 2002
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2020
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Literary creation · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Gramat · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Deinze · since 1967
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hemiksem · since 1983
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1983
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Zedelgem · since 1984
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Abbreviation of COPPENS CARLOS · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · Wielsbeke · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Denderleeuw · since 2023
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 1991
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Market research and public opinion polling · Schoten · since 2003
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Oostende · since 2006
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2017
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2017
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since 1991
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Activiteiten op het gebied van logopedie · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1997
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since 1977
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Activities of building architects · since 2014
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Sports and recreation education · since 2012
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · since 2009
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2025
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Tourist information services · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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Bewerken van diamant · since 2015
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since 1986
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Literary creation · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2020
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since 2000
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2012
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since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Kuurne · since 1986
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Activities of lawyers · since 2009
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Other building finishing work · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2012
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 1995
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since 2016
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2017
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2019
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since 1988
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since 2024