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.
“DECANCQ”
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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Houthulst · since 1999
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Other printing · Wetteren · since 1990
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1990
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Mixed farming · since 1995
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · Roeselare · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · Izegem · since 1997
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since 1996
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Roofing work · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · since 1996
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Other personal services · since 2025
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since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2010
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2014
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since 2012
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · since 1985
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Plastering work · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tielt · since 2023
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since 1969
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2018
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2016
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Other technical testing and analysis · Maldegem · since 2022
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Fitness centres · since 2008
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Gent · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Truiden · since 1992
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Advertising agencies · Lokeren · since 1992
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Gent · since 1990
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Beloeil · since 1994
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Abbreviation of DECA PACKAGING GROUP · Activities of holding companies · Herentals · since 2000
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2013
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since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Economische ontwikkeling Anderlecht · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Walhain · since 2004
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since 1964
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Ledegem · since 1972
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Name of an establishment of DEFRANCQ BOUWSPECIALITEITEN · Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Roeselare · since 1982
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Name of an establishment of Eastbound Consulting · Other legal services · Gent · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1982
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Waregem · since 2021
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Laakdal · since 2009