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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1980
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Herstal · since 1996
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oudsbergen · since 2001
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Ukkel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Walcourt · since 2026
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Stabroek · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1989
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Brugge · since 2013
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Beveren · since 1986
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zoersel · since 2025
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Genk · since 1983
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Wommelgem · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Jette · since 2026
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Hamburg · since 1981
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 1989
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kraainem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2011
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Name of LHONNEUX & FILS · Vervaardiging van andere tanks, reservoirs en bergingsmiddelen, van metaal · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of VCS · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Merksplas · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van stalen vaten en dergelijke · since 1985
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Ternat · since 1983
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Diepenbeek · since 2017
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General cleaning of buildings · Anderlecht · since 2021
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Liège · since 1994
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Seneffe · since 2008
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Retail sale of games and toys · Kasterlee · since 2009
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Computer programming · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2024
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 2013
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Lochristi · since 2020