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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van toestellen voor het spuiten van vloeistoffen of poeder, inclusief brandblusapparaten · Herstal · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cultural education · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Dendermonde · since 2017
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Diksmuide · since 2019
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Chaudfontaine · since 2012
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Herstal · since 1978
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Brussel · since 1990
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Winning van sier- en bouwsteen · Gembloux · since 1984
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Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Roosdaal · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Waregem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2025