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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Oudenaarde · since 2004
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Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Mechelen · since 2003
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1985
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1986
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Abbreviation of FIRST COLLECTION · Real estate agency activities · Lasne · since 1987
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Hairdressing and barber services · Dendermonde · since 1995
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Shipman · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2013
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Other business support services · Schoten · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of REAL ESTATE EXPERTISE RELOCATION · Other specialised construction activities · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of DIVA NETWORK · General electrical installation work · Charleroi · since 2006
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Abbreviation of SE FIRST ICON RESEARCH SARL · CH-1204 GENEVE · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Haacht · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of JAPIAN MONDIAL · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 1984
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1997
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Oupeye · since 2010
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Courcelles · since 1991
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Jalhay · since 2020
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Event catering · Gent · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 1996
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tubize · since 1998
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Ans · since 2009
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2012
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Asse · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2025
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · La Louvière · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Mechelen · since 1986
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Brussel · since 1989
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Heusden-Zolder · since 2013
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Other information service activities · Etterbeek · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of FIRST LINE CLOTHING · Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Gerpinnes · since 2014
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 1992
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Algemeen onderhoud en reparatie van overige motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Ronse · since 2016
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Gent · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of House of ICT · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Boussu · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · Haacht · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Beersel · since 2009
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2011
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Vilvoorde · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Damme · since 2012
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2024
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since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2024
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Mechelen · since 1985
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Freight transport by road · since 2012