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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of games and toys · Nivelles · since 2014
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 1999
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Other business support services · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Oostkamp · since 2019
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2011
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Dental practice · Meise · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · Zele · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · since 1996
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2009
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Tourist information services · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2006
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Brugge · since 1966
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hasselt · since 1991
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Computer programming · Liège · since 2021
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 2026
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Huy · since 2005
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Research and development on biotechnology · Vielsalm · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lasne · since 2018
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Abbreviation of FOXS VOF · Detailhandel in overig textiel · Willebroek · since 2019
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Advertising agencies · Mechelen · since 2009
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2026
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Vahi · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lokeren · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of DE POSTHOORN · Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2001