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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Tienen · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Lede · since 1993
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Zonhoven · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ranst · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2004
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Peer · since 2000
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · Geel · since 2017
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Ramillies · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 2009
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waregem · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2025
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Other software publishing · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudsbergen · since 2025
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Mechelen · since 1972
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Menen · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt-Winge · since 2022
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Raising of horses and other equines · Oosterzele · since 2024
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Gent · since 2018
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Edegem · since 2018
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Lo-Reninge · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Fine Art Restoration Mechelen · Other specialised construction activities · Mechelen · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kortenberg · since 1997
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Merchtem · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Lokeren · since 1989
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Oud-Turnhout · since 1991
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Menen · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Buggenhout · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2013
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Etterbeek · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Wingene · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Assesse · since 2021
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2022
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Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Hulshout · since 2012
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Other business support services · Asse · since 2005
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Chaudfontaine · since 2006
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Asse · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Other human health activities · Ukkel · since 2025