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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Aartselaar · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 2020
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Other education · Boom · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Vlaamse Onafhankelijke Radio's · Gavere · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Evoria Consulting · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Aalter · since 2011
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Advertising agencies · since 2024
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Event catering · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 2026
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Zele · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Genk · since 2026
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Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Gent · since 1955
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Berlare · since 2003
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Handel in gas via leidingen · Tournai · since 2013
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2015
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN WOMAN RECTORS ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2015
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Other non-specialised retail sale · dardilly · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Chaudfontaine · since 2012
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News agency activities · since 1968
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Name of an establishment · Non-specialised wholesale trade · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2025
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Tienen · since 2025
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Izegem · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2026
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Edegem · since 1963
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Mechelen · since 1992
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2021
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Retail sale of other household articles · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Evenementorganisaties · Stekene · since 1995
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Vorst · since 2001
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Abbreviation of ECURIE DU VAL D'OR · Jette · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Evolution sprinting team · Ternat · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other business support services · Zottegem · since 2019
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Vrij Onderwijs Regio Aalst · Vrij gesubsidieerd gewoon algemeen secundair onderwijs · Aalst · since 2019