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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kapellen · since 2006
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since 1991
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Vervaardiging van mout · Stabroek · since 1964
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2016
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since 1984
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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since 1997
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 1979
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2020
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2008
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since 1993
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2019
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · since 2022
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since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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since 2025
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Joinery installation · Stabroek · since 2018
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since 1976
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Schoten · since 2014
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 1989
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Real estate agency activities · Schoten · since 2002
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since 1987
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Vervaardiging van mout · Stabroek · since 1996
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Brasschaat · since 1985
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kapellen · since 1989
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Kaatsheuvel · since 2007
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Event catering · Mortsel · since 2015
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Computer programming · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Abbreviation of AUXILIUM A.S.B.L. · Liège · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2017
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YERSEKE · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants