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.
“DV-TRADE”
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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Groothandel in machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · Maldegem · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Oosterzele · since 1991
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Leuven · since 2020
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Namur · since 2015
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Genk · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2009
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Other business support services · Oud-Heverlee · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · since 2011
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Zedelgem · since 2006
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Ukkel · since 1975
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Putte · since 1968
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1993
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Fleurus · since 2009
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since 2008
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Groothandel in ruwe plantaardige en dierlijke oliën en vetten · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · La Louvière · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026