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.
“DUCK”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of CAPE COD · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Liège · since 1983
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Défense et Union des Coopérateurs K · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Liège · since 1985
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Mol · since 2024
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Event catering · Brussel · since 2024
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since 1998
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Productie van televisiefilms · Berlaar · since 2023
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since 1990
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since 1996
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2012
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2026
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Dongen · since 1995
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Detailhandel in wapens en munitie · Rijkevorsel · since 1998
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DUVAL UNION ASSOCIATES · Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Dendermondse Ultimate Club · Activities of other sports clubs · Dendermonde · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Veurne · since 2007
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Duikclub Schoten · Schoten · since 1980
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Psychology services · Villers-la-Ville · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2011
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Lede · since 2008
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Site preparation · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Zemst · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorst · since 2019
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Kuurne · since 2020
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Computer programming · Ichtegem · since 2022
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Keerbergen · since 2011
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Operation of fairground attractions · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1968