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.
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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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Kasterlee · since 2007
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Abbreviation of GLORIA CONSTRUCT · Activities of holding companies · Zele · since 1990
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Nursing and midwifery · Zonhoven · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of HALF VIER · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Hotton · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2019
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beersel · since 2018
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Other business support services · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Antwerpen · since 2024
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since 1990
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Temse · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Beersel · since 2015
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Pig breeding farms · Houthulst · since 2022
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Other information service activities · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2023
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Combined facilities support activities · Kasterlee · since 2003
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Activities of head offices · Ukkel · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of JMN · Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2014