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.
“FinClar”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Hamont-Achel · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oostende · since 2026
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Risk and damage evaluation · Brussel · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Erpe-Mere · since 2013
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kortrijk · since 1989
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Abbreviation of FINANCE AND CONSULTANCY · Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Smith & Finch · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Oostende · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of JAN GRAULUS & CO · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Wijnegem · since 2016
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Activiteiten van vechtsportclubs · Jette · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Alken · since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Chaudfontaine · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of ADFINCO · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Kontich · since 2010
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Abbreviation of LEVENSATELIER FINCA · Other membership organisations · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Boechout · since 2008
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Héron · since 1997