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
51 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Site preparation · Brakel · since 1971
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Maarkedal · since 2003
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since 2008
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Landscape service activities · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Computer programming · since 2019
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since 1997
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Site preparation · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 1998
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Other social work without accommodation · since 2025
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Literary creation · since 2017
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1990
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Landscape service activities · since 1989
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Other personal services · since 2021
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since 2009
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2008
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since 1997
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since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Sint-Genesius-Rode
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since 1995
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1997
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2020
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since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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since 2003
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General electrical installation work · since 2009
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Physiotherapy · since 2009
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since 2009
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Other business support services · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2025
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since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2018
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since 2019
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2023
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since 2000
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Activities of interior architects · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Ninove · since 1993
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Performing arts by independent artists · Hasselt · since 2023
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Maarkedal · since 2023
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2024
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since 2013
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2004
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2026
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2005
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2007
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Mixed farming · since 2025
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Other information service activities · Merchtem · since 2004