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.
“Fer Trade”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in afval en schroot, n.e.g. · Poperinge · since 2018
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Zonnebeke · since 2021
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Materials recovery from waste · Poperinge · since 2018
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Ukkel · since 1975
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Hooglede · since 2001
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Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of LOGMA · Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of FUEL TRADE · Groothandel in kunstmeststoffen en andere agrochemische producten · Dendermonde · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2010
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Malmedy · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 1991
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 1993
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New Castle County 19810 · since 1998
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Lummen · since 2000
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Koksijde · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2013
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Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2019
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Groothandel in andere akkerbouwproducten · Mettet · since 2022
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Other retail sale of new goods · Lierneux · since 2024
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Vocational training · Hastière · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Meise · since 2010
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2011
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Logistics services · Tubize · since 2008
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Activities of head offices · Büllingen · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waregem · since 2016
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Wevelgem · since 1984
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Rixensart · since 1985
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018