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.
“Ferret”
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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Vorst · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Other business support services · Kasterlee · since 2024
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Kasterlee · since 2021
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of SANTOS INVEST · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Nieuwpoort · since 2007
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2015
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since 2011
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026
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since 1988
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Activities of interior architects · since 1996
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Landscape service activities · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Ardooie · since 2025
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since 2025
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Raising of sheep and goats · Meerhout · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Zandhoven · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of REMY FERRET · Hairdressing and barber services · Mouscron · since 2015
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since 2018
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1958
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Name of an establishment of Compass Group Belgium · Contract catering and other food service activities · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1971
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2011
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since 2012
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2025
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Ichtegem · since 2026
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2026
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Name of FERRI CONSTRUCTION · General construction of residential buildings · Etterbeek · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Bierbeek · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Maldegem · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Ferragus · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 2017
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Literary creation · since 2021
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Gent · since 2022
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since 2023
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Forging of metal · since 2006
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Tielt · since 2024
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · Keerbergen · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brugge · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 1973
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Beekingen · since 1990
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Deerlijk · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Middelkerke · since 2017
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Literary creation · since 2021
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Coating of metals · since 2023
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Dental practice · Leuven · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Machining of metals · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Koksijde · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Mechelen · since 2025