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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Tienen · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2020
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Detailhandel in boeken · Wommelgem · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Wholesale of live animals · Nieuwpoort · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Temse · since 1987
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Plumbing work · Beernem · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of DEVREST MGT · Activities of head offices · Brussel · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2026
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1984
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Izegem · since 1900
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Nieuwpoort · since 1972
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Brussel · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of VERESTA · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1989
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Las Vegas Nevada 89102 · since 1991
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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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Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2023
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2021
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Proefboren en boren · Rijkevorsel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENT, ENTRAIDE, SOLIDARITE DANS LE TRAVAIL · Gerpinnes · since 2020
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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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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 1994
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Koekelare · since 2000
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Tournai · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Wijnegem · since 1994
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Landscape service activities · Diest · since 1987
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General construction of residential buildings · Gerpinnes · since 1992
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Abbreviation of DENDERMONDSE RECYCLAGE · Materials recovery from waste · Dendermonde · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2013
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Other business support services · Waregem · since 2008
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Gent · since 1979
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Anzegem · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lummen · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lommel · since 2009
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Other education · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Westerlo · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Oudenaarde · since 1977
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1983
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Peer · since 1984
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Joinery installation · Staden · since 1998
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since 1989
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Gent · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2014
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Houthulst · since 2015
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Socio-cultural adult education · since 2017
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Other information technology and computer services · since 1998
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Lubbeek · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of CD INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Oostende · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
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Zoutleeuw · since 2006
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Heusden-Zolder · since 2023