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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“DUAE”

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.

  • DUAE same name
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · Bonheiden · since 2025
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Dua similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wijnegem · since 1974
  • Dua similar
    Name of an establishment of Bright Smile · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Leuven · since 2017
  • DUA similar
    Abbreviation of DENKSPORT U.A. · Sports and recreation education · Antwerpen · since 2008
  • DUA similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Zaventem · since 2023
  • DUa similar
    Activities of building architects · Aywaille · since 2025
  • D.U.A. similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2025
  • DUA R. similar
    Gent · since 1999
  • DUAL similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2015
  • DUA.S similar
    Full-service restaurants · Kraainem · since 2023
  • DUAA similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Menen · since 2026
  • Other personal services · since 2023
  • D.U.A. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General electrical installation work · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2018
  • Dual similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 2021

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