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.
“D-EW”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2003
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General medical practice · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schaarbeek · since 1987
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Lochristi · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Genk · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of DE WINTER INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1995
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Event catering · Etterbeek · since 2000
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2016
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Laarne · since 2016
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Activities of company auditors · Lummen · since 2019
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2021
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Site preparation · since 2009
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Oudenaarde · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Schilde · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 1968
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lier · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of Vranken · Plumbing work · Aarschot · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of Ubuntu Achtkanter · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Kortrijk · since 1979
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Support activities for crop production · Pelt · since 1984
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Gent · since 1986
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Other specialised construction activities · Mechelen · since 1987
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Retail sale of antiques · Oostende · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anderlecht · since 1993
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Veterinary services · Pelt · since 1993
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Overijse · since 1995
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Joinery installation · Gent · since 1997
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Schaarbeek · since 2014
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Plumbing work · Harelbeke · since 2014
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Antwerpen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Gesves · since 2020
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Abbreviation of VZW De Wei · Activiteiten van botanische tuinen en dierentuinen · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Insurance agents and brokers · Rochefort · since 2022
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Computer programming · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2022
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Ieper · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waregem · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2009
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Brasschaat · since 2010
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Abbreviation of De Wip, Steunpunt voor opvoeding, onderwijs, therapie en vrije tijd · Other membership organisations · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Computer programming · since 2010
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Activities of head offices · Retie · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rotselaar · since 2005
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Employment placement agencies · Brasschaat · since 2008
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dentergem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2024
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Event catering · since 2024
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Teelt van druiven · Overijse · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · Menen · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Wetteren · since 1990
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Zemst · since 1989
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · since 2010