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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of machine tools · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of HDB & E · Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 1982
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Other education · since 2008
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Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Hasselt · since 2026
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aartselaar · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2025
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Support activities for crop production · Ath · since 2023
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 1984
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Freight transport by road · Jabbeke · since 2019
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Operation of sports facilities · Steenokkerzeel · since 2019
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2014
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Waremme · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Mede-eigenaars "Rex Center" te Antwerpen, De Keyserlei 13-15A, Anneessensstraat 14/18, 20, 22, 24 en Van Ertbornstraat 13 · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Activities of head offices · Grimbergen · since 2024
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Other education · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Activities of bailiffs · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of KINEDIA · Physiotherapy · Lebbeke · since 1991
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Tournai · since 2002
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 1969
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Retail sale of games and toys · Vilvoorde · since 1980
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Other retail sale of new goods · Zonhoven · since 1982
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023