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
39 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Waasmunster · since 1996
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General construction of residential buildings · Waasmunster · since 1998
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Mixed farming · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2007
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van muziekinstrumenten · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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since 2008
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Physiotherapy · since 2015
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 1990
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Mixed farming · since 1988
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Landscape service activities · since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 1996
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1993
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2016
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Joinery installation · since 2017
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Computer programming · since 2017
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since 1996
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Freight transport by road · since 2024
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2008
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Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Next.be · General electrical installation work · Leuven · since 2015
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2002
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Sports and recreation education · since 2019
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Lokeren · since 2004
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Other education · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Other education · since 2024
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Real estate agency activities · since 1984
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General medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2005
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since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1997
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General medical practice · Bonheiden · since 2023
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Literary creation · since 2008
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Denderleeuw · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1977
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General electrical installation work · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2005
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since 1966
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Support activities for animal production · since 1997
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since 2011
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Groothandel in werkkleding · Bertem · since 1982
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Dendermonde · since 2000
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since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Computer programming · Laarne · since 2008
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Oostende · since 1986
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Retail sale of household furniture · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1963