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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other membership organisations · Mechelen · since 2015
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2020
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Oudergem · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · Elsene · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2000
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Ganshoren · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Keerbergen · since 2023
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Herstal · since 1986
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Abbreviation of DESIGN AND INTERFACE FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Lasne · since 1989
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Dauphine · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Deinze · since 2025
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Brussel · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilbeek · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Danish Interpretation Systems A/S · Copenhagen · since 2006
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Computer programming · Bassenge · since 2023
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Activities of bailiffs · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Mortsel · since 2026
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Juprelle · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Elsene · since 1989