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.
“EMVECE”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Jette · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · Wetteren · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Middelkerke · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Evergem · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1982
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Brecht · since 1999
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Other business support services · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2014
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Lummen · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Veterinary services · Deinze · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Raising of dairy cattle · Kasterlee · since 2025
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Veterinary services · Pittem · since 2008