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.
“Fransen, Constant”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 1980
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General construction of residential buildings · Hove · since 1982
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wijnegem · since 1975
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Site preparation · Brecht · since 2016
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Dental practice · Heusden-Zolder · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Gesves · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zedelgem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 1990
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 1991
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2014
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 1994
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · since 1977
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since 1971
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2019
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Verhuur en lease van televisietoestellen en andere audio- en videoapparatuur · since 1996
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1995
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Wingene · since 2019
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since 1993
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
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since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zandhoven · since 2011
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since 1976