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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Lochristi · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Niklaas · since 1978
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1988
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of Klakkenhuyzeke · Other retail sale of food · Mechelen · since 2016
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Brussel · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Gery International · Groothandel in schoeisel · La Louvière · since 1970
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2022
Names that resemble it 63 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Diksmuide · since 1987
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1999
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since 2026
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Machining of metals · since 2011
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Dental practice · Kortrijk · since 2009
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since 2019
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Other education · since 2024
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since 2025
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · since 2003
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · since 2022
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since 1994
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Mixed farming · since 2016
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Other personal services · since 2013
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since 1998
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Activities of building architects · since 2016
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Handel in elektriciteit · since 2024
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Travel agency activities · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 1988
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Other education · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 2012
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · since 2004
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since 2004
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2008
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brugge · since 1995
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Mixed farming · since 1994
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 1990
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since 1971
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since 1991
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2014
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since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1986
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2015
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 2002
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Other construction installation · since 1987
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Mixed farming · since 1986
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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since 2004
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Landscape service activities · since 2004
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Landscape service activities · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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Mixed farming · since 1984
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Other business support services · since 2019