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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Anderlecht · since 2017
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Retie · since 2001
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Turnhout · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Dendermondse IJsberen · Zele · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of DYNAMIQUE BELGE · Market research and public opinion polling · Soignies · since 1993
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kapellen · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Thuin · since 2008
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Translation services · since 2007