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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Sint-Niklaas · since 1984
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Vermogensbeheer · Wingene · since 2022
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dendermonde · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2026
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2013
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since 2014
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Veterinary services · since 2024
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Media representation · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Psychology services · since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2018
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Bornem · since 2018
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2021
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 1971
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Logging · since 2019
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Other specialised construction activities · Namur · since 2023
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of M-DL Care · Day nurseries and crèches · Kuurne · since 2021
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Herenthout · since 1992
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Abbreviation of DANIEL - EMILIE - RITA · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Fléron · since 1990
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENT D'ENERGIE RENOUVELABLE · Oud-Heverlee · since 2009
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Computer programming · since 2002
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Event catering · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of P EN CO · Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Maarkedal · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of FAMY DETENTE · Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · Namur · since 1987
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Blankenberge · since 1990
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Psychology services · Halle · since 2018
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 1996
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 1989
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2020
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Charleroi · since 1988