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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Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2007
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Removal services · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Tienen · since 2019
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ukkel · since 1970
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Geraardsbergen · since 1999
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Name of an establishment of DE.CO.RE. · Business and other management consultancy · Malmedy · since 2014
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2017
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Zottegem · since 1986
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Joinery installation · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1987
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Freight transport by road · Zwalm · since 1993
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Anderlues · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2004
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Nursing and midwifery · Ranst · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 2015
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Nursing and midwifery · Veurne · since 2023
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Hoogstraten · since 2009
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Gent · since 1975
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beersel · since 1980
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Roosdaal · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of NEXTENSA · Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of GARAGE DEMOL · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Ninove · since 1993
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Lievegem · since 1994
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Physiotherapy · Brussel · since 1999
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 1986
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Abbreviation of FC DE M.O.L. 2001 · Knokke-Heist · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Verviers · since 2026
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Support activities for crop production · Huy · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of CSMT · Event catering · Lier · since 1999
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2013
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since 2013
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · since 1982
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since 2023
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Other education · since 2018
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Demolition · Charleroi · since 2021
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Charleroi · since 2022
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2006
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Sports and recreation education · Anhée · since 2026
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Deinze · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Temse · since 1993
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Deinze · since 1997
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Name of an establishment · Other specialised construction activities · Mechelen · since 2015
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Painting of buildings · since 1994
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Veterinary services · since 1992
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Machining of metals · since 2004
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Brasschaat · since 2007
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2007
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Office administrative and support services · Bornem · since 2024
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Jodoigne · since 2006