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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Truiden · since 1986
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Pelt · since 1997
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Vervaardiging van voeders voor huisdieren · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · Halle · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lille · since 1986
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Aalst · since 1995
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Leuven · since 1999
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Antwerpen · since 2000
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de landbouw en de bosbouw · Aalter · since 2013
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Izegem · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · since 2006
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Logistics services · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2014
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Pig breeding farms · Maaseik · since 2012
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Demolition · Putte · since 1991
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Gent · since 2015
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Brasschaat · since 2006
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024