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.
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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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in huiden, vellen en leer · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1974
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Wholesale of timber · Hoogstraten · since 1976
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1975
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Bad Zwischenamn · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of Losev - Minsaer · Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Zele · since 1980
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Schaarbeek · since 1981
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Hairdressing and barber services · Charleroi · since 1989
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · De Panne · since 1990
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 1979
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Roeselare · since 2002
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Other retail sale of new goods · Mouscron · since 2013
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · since 2019
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Mol · since 1992
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1989
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Non-specialised wholesale trade
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Abbreviation of PROMOTIONAL GADGETS IMPORT EXPORT · Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Etterbeek · since 2012
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2012
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Event catering · since 2025