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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Charleroi · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortenaken · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hasselt · since 2000
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2012
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2015
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1983
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Activities of lawyers · since 1978
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since 2006
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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since 2016
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Activities of notaries · since 2003
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of MATHEX · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Estaimpuis · since 2016
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van optische instrumenten, magnetische en optische dragers en fotografische apparatuur · Herenthout · since 2011
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1968
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Berlare · since 1920
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Werkgroep De Vrede · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1979
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Zuienkerke · since 1984
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Raising of dairy cattle · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of DEVREST MGT · Activities of head offices · Brussel · since 2026
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Event catering · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2025
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Event catering · since 2025
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Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Growing of flowers · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1986
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 2002
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Ichtegem · since 2019
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Raising of dairy cattle · Lo-Reninge · since 2012
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Malle · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Grobbendonk · since 1989
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Mechelen · since 2000
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · Staden · since 2011
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Liège · since 1986
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Ardooie · since 1981
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Leuven · since 1987