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.
“FONTERRA”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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NEW ZEELAND · since 1999
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Computer programming · since 2022
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Land surveying · Oosterzele · since 1999
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Real estate agency activities · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Leuven · since 2021
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Site preparation · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1973
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Site preparation · Schilde · since 2021
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Gouvy · since 2015
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Other membership organisations · Liège · since 2019
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of TERRA Belgische Vereniging voor Terrariumkunde en Herpetologie · Lier · since 1975
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Joinery installation · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Braine-le-Château · since 1992
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Ardooie · since 1996
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Begijnendijk · since 2013
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Tessenderlo · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Malle · since 2014
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2015
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Name of an establishment · Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2017
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Other business support services · Kapellen · since 2019
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Waregem · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2022
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Hasselt · since 2006
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Aalter · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of SIBLING HOSPITALITY GROUP · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kasterlee · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · since 2026
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Bouw van civieltechnische werken voor vloeistoffen, n.e.g. · Gent · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2017