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.
“FIRSTEP”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Oupeye · since 2010
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Boussu · since 2020
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Day nurseries and crèches · Haacht · since 2021
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Abbreviation of First-IT · Temporary employment agencies and other provision of personnel · Mechelen · since 2003
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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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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2017
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Oudenaarde · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of FE Immo · Real estate agency activities · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Activities of bailiffs · Asse · since 2011
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Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · since 2026
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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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Abbreviation of FD SOUND DESIGN · Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Wellin · since 2010
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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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Brussel · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of INTERNATIONAL FAIRCHILD SPORT · Activities of other sports clubs · Ukkel · since 2000
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Raising of horses and other equines · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2005
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2013
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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
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General electrical installation work · Vilvoorde · since 2025