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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Pittem · since 1988
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Ardooie · since 1955
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Full-service restaurants · since 1993
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Retail sale of household furniture · Brugge · since 1999
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Advertising agencies · since 2014
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News agency activities · since 2020
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2002
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Staden · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980
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Lokeren · since 1996
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Voeren · since 1996
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Other construction installation · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Turnhout · since 1996
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Support activities for crop production · Crisnée · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Zulte · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Ukkel · since 2011
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Denderleeuw · since 2012
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Advertising agencies · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Design & Engineering Pollet · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2022
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1965
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Izegem · since 1978
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Wevelgem · since 1983
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zottegem · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Halle · since 1991
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Brussel · since 1996
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Aarschot · since 2001
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2017
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Site preparation · since 2019
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Other software publishing · Mons · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · since 2012
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1982
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Mixed farming · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Antwerpen · since 1969
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2024