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.
“Farmakin”
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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Other business support services · Gent · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Buggenhout · since 1999
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Insurance agents and brokers · Leopoldsburg · since 2025
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mechelen · since 1972
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Lede · since 1993
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General electrical installation work · Peer · since 2000
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · Geel · since 2017
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Ramillies · since 2018
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waregem · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2025
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Other software publishing · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ranst · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Menen · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt-Winge · since 2022
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Zonhoven · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Tienen · since 2004
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Raising of horses and other equines · Oosterzele · since 2024
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Gent · since 2018
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Lo-Reninge · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Fine Art Restoration Mechelen · Other specialised construction activities · Mechelen · since 2025