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.
“DEWARD”
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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General electrical installation work · Kortrijk · since 2006
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Event catering · since 2024
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since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1996
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · since 2009
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1993
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 1993
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2025
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Landscape service activities · since 2020
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Veterinary services · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Turnhout · since 1988
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Maaseik · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Lochristi · since 1989
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Event catering · Etterbeek · since 2000
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Activities of company auditors · Lummen · since 2019
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Oudenaarde · since 2006
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Waregem · since 1994
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Plumbing work · Gent · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2012
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lier · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of Ubuntu Achtkanter · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Kortrijk · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Anderlecht · since 1993
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Veterinary services · Pelt · since 1993
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waregem · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Retie · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rotselaar · since 2005
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Dentergem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 2024
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1996
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General electrical installation work · since 1977
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since 2020
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2021
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Mol · since 1959
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Bierbeek · since 1983
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Laureins · since 1989
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of Cultuurhuis de Warande · Other business support services · Turnhout · since 2009
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Cafés and bars · Berlare · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · since 2024
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Deinze · since 2024
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Wetteren · since 1990