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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Evergem · since 2017
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Vocational training · Gent · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Inclusief Buurtpunt De Nestel · Other social work without accommodation · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Knokke-Heist · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nieuwpoort · since 2015
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Nieuwpoort · since 1972
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Full-service restaurants · Kampenhout · since 1988
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Las Vegas Nevada 89102 · since 1991
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Asse · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2000
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Tienen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2020
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Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Anzegem · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Vatel Events & Entertainment · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Halle · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudenaarde · since 2022
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of INTERPROFESSIONELE ARCHITECTENVENNOOTSCHAP DESIGN EN ENGINEERING · Activities of building architects · Aarschot · since 1979
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Abbreviation of Dans en Expressie · Other amusement and recreation activities · Mechelen · since 1994
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Proefboren en boren · Rijkevorsel · since 2013
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENT, ENTRAIDE, SOLIDARITE DANS LE TRAVAIL · Gerpinnes · since 2020
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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Brugge · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Dest International · Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Brussel · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Boom · since 2009
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2019
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Logistics services · Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Other business support services · Wommelgem · since 2024
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Other cleaning activities · Rochefort · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Brasschaat · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2005
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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Dental practice · Neupré · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of CHIVLADA · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · Herselt · since 1982
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Freight transport by road · Ninove · since 1985
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Full-service restaurants
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Name of an establishment of Rina Horeca Service · Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2015
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1981
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Retie · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of Nipea · Full-service restaurants · Stabroek · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Merchtem · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Essen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2021
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Physiotherapy · Roeselare · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Ukkel · since 2021
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2023
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Uitgeven van kranten · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · Specialist medical practice · Ranst · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1986
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Freight transport by road · Assenede · since 2006
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Lier · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Eupen · since 2003
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since 2012
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2018