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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zulte · since 2015
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Schaijk · since 1973
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Lokeren · since 2005
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2020
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Abbreviation of DE VADDER - ASSELMAN · Hotels and similar accommodation · Brugge · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Ichtegem · since 2019
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Geraardsbergen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Kortrijk · since 1960
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1997
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2013
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Harelbeke · since 2008
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Waterloo · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Laureins · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2012
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Laarne · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Izegem · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Zwijndrecht · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Assenede · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Lebbeke · since 2025
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Aalst · since 1995
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Devly Solutions · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dessel · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ADEM · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Bierbeek · since 1967
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Full-service restaurants · Hulshout · since 1987
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 1995
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Wevelgem · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Lierde · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · since 1994
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Cafés and bars · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of DEBAGO · Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 1978
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Painting of buildings · Zedelgem · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Torhout · since 1988
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Torhout · since 1977
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Trade name of VERIMASS LEUVEN · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuven · since 1992
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Productie van eieren van pluimvee · Veurne · since 1992
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1993
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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Computer programming · Hannut · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Estaimpuis · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of PADEGO · Full-service restaurants · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · since 2023