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.
“DIY STORE”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Koekelberg · since 2023
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2017
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since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Boutersem · since 2009
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Warehousing and storage · Mouscron · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of PROLIGHT SYSTEMS · General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of VAN CLEEMPUT · Retail sale of wines and spirits · Temse · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of COLDSTORE · Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2007
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2021
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Tilburg · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of HeDeS · Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2012
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Aywaille · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CAPTUUR · Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Tienen · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of TW STORE · Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Herentals · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Thiry Paints · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Herent · since 2006
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of IBENS RETAIL · Other non-specialised retail sale · Seraing · since 2021