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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2018
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Pepingen · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Atelier Macchiato · Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 63 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2008
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2004
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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since 2008
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since 2020
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Overijse · since 1994
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since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2018
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2022
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since 2007
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since 2024
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since 2011
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since 1994
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2020
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since 2010
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since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1994
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2022
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since 2017
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2018
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since 2018
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Plumbing work · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · since 2020
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 1988
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since 2021
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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since 2012
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since 1996
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Raising of other animals · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2006
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since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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since 2026
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since 2010
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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since 2018
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Veterinary services · since 1999
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since 2019
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Insulation installation · since 1995
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Patiëntenvervoer per ambulance · since 2022
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since 2021
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Other construction installation · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2012
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since 2024
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since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2026