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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Name of WORLD CARS · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Charleroi · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 2000
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General medical practice · Ukkel · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Soignies · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Oosterzele · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Merchtem · since 1984
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Pittem · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lichtervelde · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2012
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Computer programming · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Brugge · since 1980
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Wemmel · since 1992
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Abbreviation of WTC De Leeglopers · Sint-Laureins · since 2020
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Avelgem · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of NLJ CONSULTING · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Brussel · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van hoeden en petten · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2011
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2025
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Wholesale of live animals · La Roche-en-Ardenne · since 1982
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Bredene · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
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Painting of buildings · Turnhout · since 2020
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Quiévrain · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortenberg · since 2022
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Roofing work · Overijse · since 2022
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Ciney · since 2023