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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Perwez · since 1994
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Activities of building architects · since 1987
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Employment placement agencies · since 2025
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since 1985
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Activities of notaries · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2007
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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since 2015
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Specialist medical practice · since 1981
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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since 2011
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since 2000
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Tourist information services · since 2018
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since 2019
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2021
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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since 2017
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since 2009
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2026
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of RESIBOIS-ROUSSET GEORGES · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Virton · since 1971
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Dessel · since 2018
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Brussel · since 1981
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Londerzeel · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of ANNICE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 1993
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1988
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Other retail sale of food · since 1986
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1983
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Abbreviation of ELLE Invest · Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Jabbeke · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · Tielt-Winge · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of MIYAGE · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Haaltert · since 2004
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2005
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Hairdressing and barber services · Haaltert · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Hasselt · since 2026
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Oudenaarde · since 2008