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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Elsene · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Buyck Marilynn · Office administrative and support services · Ingelmunster · since 2016
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2014
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Walcourt · since 1972
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1999
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1971
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1996
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Brussel · since 1986
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Niklaas · since 1991
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2018
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2022
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Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1983
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1990
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1978
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Painting of buildings · Aalst · since 1980
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Painting of buildings · Middelkerke · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Malmedy · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Assenede · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · Zoersel · since 2021
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ZEN-TRADING · Painting of buildings · Gent · since 2004
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Detailhandel in verf en verfwaren · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2000
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Event catering · since 2021
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Specialist medical practice · since 1997
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Lochristi · since 1991
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Name of an establishment · Joinery installation · Hamont-Achel · since 2000