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.
“FIGARO”
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
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Turnhout · since 1981
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1986
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Inland freight water transport · since 1996
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1999
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Office administrative and support services · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1977
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of Kapitein Carolus · Productie van televisiefilms · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Hasselt · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1998
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Advertising agencies · Knokke-Heist · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of GALLER - HUY · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Wellin · since 2002
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PARIS · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1971
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Name of an establishment of ’t Veldzicht · Hairdressing and barber services · Assenede · since 2025
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Kortrijk · since 1991
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Activities of head offices · Ieper · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Deinze · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Gent · since 2025
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Afwerking van houten producten · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · Waasmunster · since 2002
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Other specialised construction activities · Waterloo · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2001
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Fédération belge des Fabricants, Importateurs et Grossistes en Articles de Sport · Brussel · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Verbond van de Fabrikanten, Importeurs en Groothandelaars in Sportartikelen · Brussel · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Finances, Gestions, Assurances, Services · Durbuy · since 1987
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2007
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Vermogensbeheer · Oostende · since 2017
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Antwerpen · since 2009
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Gent · since 1963