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.
“DEFRA”
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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Freight transport by road · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Merksplas · since 1995
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Truiden · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Haute Ecole Bruxelles Brabant · Officieel hoger onderwijs · Etterbeek · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2011
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 2015
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Liège · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beersel · since 2000
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Support activities for crop production · Anzegem · since 2014
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Pittem · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Waregem · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Waregem · since 2008
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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 Welzijnsvereniging Beschut Wonen Antwerpen · Openbare Centra voor Maatschappelijk Welzijn (OCMW) · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Avelgem · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Lokeren · since 2020
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Site preparation · Oudsbergen · since 2021
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Geraardsbergen · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2006
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Activities of head offices · Veurne · since 2024
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Mobile food service activities · Gistel · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Zwevegem · since 2025
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lochristi · since 2019
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2020
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 2005
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General construction of residential buildings · Oudenaarde · since 2003
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of TOYMAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zulte · since 2017
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Mixed farming · Tielt · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2020