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.
“De Matroos”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Destelbergen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1975
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Seraing · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Ternat · since 1995
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Activiteiten op het gebied van ergotherapie · since 2026
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Genk · since 1975
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Menen · since 1978
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brussel · since 1983
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Retail sale of antiques · Grimbergen · since 1985
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Maasmechelen · since 1991
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Cafés and bars · Willebroek · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of VANDAMME - D'HOEDT · Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Putte · since 2018
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Plastering work · Waasmunster · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of DE SCHOENMET · Full-service restaurants · Bonheiden · since 2009
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1976
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2026
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Retail sale of household furniture · Erpe-Mere · since 1990
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Other membership organisations · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1952
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Stoumont · since 1983
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Waregem · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of SOGEDEC · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Namur · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of DEMA - DEMUYNCK ANN · Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Menen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1996
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Machining of metals · Maldegem · since 2022
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Zedelgem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of DIALOQUE EURO-MEDITERRANEEN ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2010
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 1985
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Joinery installation · since 2004
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 1988