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
44 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Sint-Niklaas · since 2000
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since 1974
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Painting of buildings · since 2010
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since 2012
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since 2002
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Painting of buildings · since 2008
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Mixed farming · since 1989
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · since 2001
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Specialist medical practice · since 1997
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Freight transport by road · Lokeren · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2018
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Reparatie en onderhoud van andere apparatuur · since 2021
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Finishing of textiles · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Interior design · since 2026
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Zelzate · since 1991
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Machining of metals · since 1990
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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General electrical installation work · since 2010
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Real estate agency activities · since 2022
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since 1990
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Name of an establishment of EpcAudit · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Edegem · since 2005
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Other personal services · since 2002
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2019
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2004
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Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2012
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Freight transport by road · Stekene · since 2026
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Ninove · since 2015
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2020
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Translation services · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1992
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Abbreviation of DRINKSHOP CAROLINE DULLAERT · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1998
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2012
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since 1969
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1980
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Logistics services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Deinze · since 2009
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Other personal services · since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 1982
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1987
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Activities of lawyers · since 1993
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Plumbing work · since 2020
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Other education · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Harelbeke · since 1979
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Productie van televisiefilms · Schilde · since 1993
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Plumbing work · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2019