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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Lier · since 2016
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Brasschaat · since 1998
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Event catering · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 2020
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2024
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Interior design · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tienen · since 2022
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2011
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mortsel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of DEWAELE TECHNICAL AGENCIES · Groothandel in machines voor de textielindustrie en in naai- en breimachines · Waregem · since 1977
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Abbreviation of DIAMOND TRADERS ANTWERP · Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Landscape service activities · Overijse · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Other education · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Data Trust Associates · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Dentisterie Toussaint Antoine · Dental practice · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2019
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Abbreviation of D.T. Accountants · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of La dent à tous ses âges · Martelange · since 2004
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Delivery and Takeaway Antwerp · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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Other personal services · Lochristi · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Beernem · since 2018