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.
“Drent”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in levende dieren, muv levend vee · Herent · since 2014
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2015
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Koekelare · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van stortklare beton · Zedelgem · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Dilbeek · since 2013
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Roofing work · Pajottegem · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Vilvoorde · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BRANDSTOFFEN DE MEIRSMAN · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Zele · since 1988
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1989
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Opwijk · since 1991
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Wholesale of timber · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 1992
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General electrical installation work · since 2017
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · since 2001
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2021
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Other business support services · Koksijde · since 2022
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Other education · since 2021
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tielt · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DELPUTTE SYSTEMS · General electrical installation work · Wevelgem · since 2011
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 2002
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General construction of residential buildings · Mouscron · since 2019
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Mouscron · since 2003
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Abbreviation of DRE Import-Export · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Etterbeek · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Devolder Real Estate · Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2019
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Halen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of DR Engineering · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Braives · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Drag Reduction Entity · Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Beersel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Dust Running Events · Other sports activities · Stekene · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of DIVOS REAL ESTATE · General construction of residential buildings · Keerbergen · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Aarschot · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van kantoor- en winkelmeubelen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of TRUCK TRADING ASSOCIATION · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schilde · since 1981
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Gent · since 1989
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · Willebroek · since 1994
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Bree · since 1995
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Maasmechelen · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Avelgem · since 2013
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2015
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Other business support services · Roosdaal · since 2011
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Wanze · since 2024
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Verhuur en lease van medisch en paramedisch materieel · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2019
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since 2026
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · since 2001
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Zele · since 2013