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.
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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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Roeselare · since 1995
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen · Sint-Niklaas · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Federatie van Vrij Onderzoek · Elsene · since 1976
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Bonheiden · since 2017
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2019
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Plastering work · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Pig breeding farms · Wingene · since 2007
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer programming · Brakel · since 2021
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Visé · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Asse · since 1991
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Vermogensbeheer · Wervik · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Boortmeerbeek · since 2000
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Aubel · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gistel · since 2026
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Hoogstraten · since 1984
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Risk and damage evaluation · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Maldegem · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2002
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Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 1994
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2022
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Roofing work · Riemst · since 2007