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.
“DEV-CAR”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Vilvoorde · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Maasmechelen · since 2023
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Liège · since 1988
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Estaimpuis · since 2026
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Pig breeding farms · Ledegem · since 1997
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Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Chaudfontaine · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · La Louvière · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1994
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Computer programming · Laarne · since 2015
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Vorst · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van gegolfd papier, golfkarton en verpakkingsmateriaal van papier en karton · Harelbeke · since 1947
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 1989
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Bierbeek · since 2000
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Las Vegas Nevada 89126 · since 2001
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2006
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Niklaas · since 2014
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Lille · since 1992
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Theux · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Zulte · since 2025