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.
“DAPHAS”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in meet-, controle- en navigatieinstrumenten · Knokke-Heist · since 1986
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Machining of metals · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Seneffe · since 2009
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Gent · since 1964
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Lierde · since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Waterloo · since 1993
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Ukkel · since 2002
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Physiotherapy · Landen · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · since 2020
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1983
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DONCASTER · since 2006
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Office administrative and support services · Oostkamp · since 2025