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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · since 2005
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1988
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Machining of metals · since 2023
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Breda · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Edegem · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Begijnendijk · since 2004
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2011
Names that resemble it 60 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · since 2026
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1999
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Physiotherapy · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Abbreviation of COMMUNAUTE DES RESSORTISSANTS MANIANGA · Evere · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2005
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since 2024
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2015
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 1997
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Inland freight water transport · since 2009
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Activities of lawyers · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · Putte · since 2019
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2013
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2014
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2009
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Activities of building architects · since 2002
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1989
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Sports and recreation education · since 2017
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since 2002
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1997
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Computer programming · since 2000
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since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · since 2024
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Installatie van verwarming, klimaatregeling, koeling en ventilatie aangedreven door andere energiebronnen dan elektriciteit · since 2025
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Zoersel · since 1991
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1957
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Antwerpen · since 1980
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Sports and recreation education · since 1980
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since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · since 1999
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2002
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1990
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Plastering work · Roeselare · since 2018
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1994
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since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · since 1995
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Specialist medical practice · since 2003
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Support activities for crop production · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Temse · since 2010
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Other personal services · since 2004
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 2006