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
48 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2016
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Knokke-Heist · since 1996
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Temse · since 1959
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Activities of holding companies · Moorslede · since 1968
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Plumbing work · Wingene · since 1972
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Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Hasselt · since 1973
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Wholesale of agricultural produce and animal feed, general range · Lochristi · since 1974
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Dendermonde · since 1983
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Harelbeke · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of DE KEVER INVEST · Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 1990
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Brussel · since 1993
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Groothandel in installatiemateriaal voor loodgieterswerk en verwarming · Lierde · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Pittem · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1996
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Support activities for crop production · Dentergem · since 1997
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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 1998
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Gent · since 1998
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Painting of buildings · Lommel · since 1999
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ieper · since 1999
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 1988
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mons · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2018
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Turnhout · since 2015
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Pig breeding farms · Wervik · since 2019
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Plumbing work · since 2020
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor personen met psychiatrische problemen · Aalst · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Lessines · since 2022
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Other business support services · Zottegem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2023
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Roofing work · Pajottegem · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Diksmuide · since 2009
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Other education · Herzele · since 2010
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Landscape service activities · since 2010
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Veterinary services · Ronse · since 2011
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Sint-Truiden · since 2003
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Other software publishing · since 2004
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Joinery installation · Evergem · since 2005
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Plumbing work · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2005
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Computer programming · Haaltert · since 2008
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Halle · since 2023
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Mixed farming · Anhée · since 2026
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Roofing work · Aarschot · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1989
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Meise · since 1984
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Antwerpen · since 1990
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of MEYKEEFER · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1995
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Schelle · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1999
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2008
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General cleaning of buildings · Niel · since 2026
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Pig breeding farms · Lo-Reninge · since 1992
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Painting of buildings · Pelt · since 2015