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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · since 1997
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Meise · since 1968
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Plumbing work · Deinze · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Duffel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Wielsbeke · since 2023
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Broek op Langedijk · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Dari Enterprises · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of MALABATA GROEP · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2026
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1996
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Herselt · since 1981
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1992
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2020
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Gerpinnes · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2023
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2008
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Other business support services · Ternat · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Geraardsbergen · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1997
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Development of residential building projects · Liège · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Liège · since 2018