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.
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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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2013
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Mixed farming · since 1990
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since 2005
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Liège · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tielt · since 1989
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Computer programming · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
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Liège · since 1994
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since 1977
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oostende · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Zwevegem · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of MDM · Hairdressing and barber services · Oostende · since 2018
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Site preparation · since 2019
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2020
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2009
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Wellen · since 2010
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2007
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2007
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · since 2018
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Grimbergen · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 1934
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2023
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Joinery installation · since 2005
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2025
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Warehousing and storage · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van groente- en fruitsappen · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2013
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since 2015
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Other business support services · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Landscape service activities · since 2006