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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1980
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kasterlee · since 1994
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Gent · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Zonhoven · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2007
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Walhain · since 2021
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2022
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · since 2008
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Insulation installation · Kasterlee · since 2014
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since 1998
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Nursing and midwifery · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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since 1968
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Kortenberg · since 2026
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Anderlecht · since 1985
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since 2022
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Funeral services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other education · Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Leuven · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2022
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Psychology services · Bredene · since 2023
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Zele · since 1983
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Grimbergen · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2018
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since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Wommelgem · since 2017
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Zemst · since 1996
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Other education · since 2017