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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Knokke-Heist · since 1995
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Other education · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Zonnebeke · since 1945
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Abbreviation of Centre National d'Assistance Technique et de Recherche Appliquee pour les Petites et Moyennes Entreprises · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1958
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Freight transport by road · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1975
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1976
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Freight transport by road · Berlaar · since 2000
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2024
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Freight transport by road · Kortemark · since 1973
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Freight transport by road · since 2002
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Freight transport by road · Anzegem · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · Geel · since 2009
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Psychology services · Lebbeke · since 1989
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Lubbeek · since 1989
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Kortrijk · since 1991
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Elsene · since 1993
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Other information service activities · Genk · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Oostende · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2012
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Web portal activities · since 2024
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Niel · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of TD LOGISTICS · Freight transport by road · since 2015