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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Alken · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · Elsene · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2000
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Other membership organisations · Mechelen · since 2015
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Oudergem · since 2008
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Leuven · since 1975
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Full-service restaurants · Gavere · since 1995
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of ROYAL TEAM · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1976
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Dendermonde · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zottegem · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Jette · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2026
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Personenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Mouscron · since 1995
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Herstal · since 1986
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Abbreviation of DESIGN AND INTERFACE FOR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Lasne · since 1989
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Ganshoren · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · Keerbergen · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Heusden-Zolder · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Dauphine · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Deinze · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Liedekerke · since 1987
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Other retail sale of food · Beringen · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Danish Interpretation Systems A/S · Copenhagen · since 2006
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Activities of bailiffs · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van machines en apparaten voor klimaatregeling, voor niet-huishoudelijk gebruik · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1983
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · La Bruyère · since 1994
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since 2016
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Vervaardiging van kantoorbenodigdheden van papier · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte stoffen · Koksijde · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lochristi · since 2008
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van radiatoren, stoomketels en ketels voor centrale verwarming · Elsene · since 1989