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.
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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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Full-service restaurants · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2020
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Roeselare · since 2010
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De Haan · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of DIESTSE HANDEL- EN VASTGOEDVENNOOTSCHAP · Development of residential building projects · Diest · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Schoten · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ternat · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kortrijk · since 2006
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of DEVELOPPEMENTS ET INTERMEDIAIRES COMMERCIAUX ET ARTISTIQUES · Retail sale of antiques · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1965
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Schaarbeek · since 1986
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Floor and wall tiling · Oudsbergen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Gent · since 1999
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kasterlee · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of PRESIBEL · Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Retie · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of COMINN · Real estate agency activities · Aalst · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2003
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1992
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Nivelles · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Aalst · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2014
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2002
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Abbreviation of DIASPORA DU CONTINENT AFRICAIN DE GEMBLOUX ET ENVIRONS · Sambreville · since 2007
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Physiotherapy · Saint-Nicolas · since 2007
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1989