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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brussel · since 2003
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 1980
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Neuss · since 1987
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Maasmechelen · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenburg · since 1995
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BAESWEILER · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Golden River Aviation Club · Mont-de-l'Enclus · since 1938
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Grace (Nederland) NV · Rotterdam · since 1971
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Abbreviation of Groupe de Recherche et d'Action des Cyclistes quotidiens · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Elsene · since 1992
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Activities of building architects · Tremelo · since 1995
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Zottegem · since 2018
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2020
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Rotselaar · since 2021
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Turnhout · since 2021
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Other legal services · Huy · since 2022
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Fitness centres · Herent · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Grimbergen · since 2010
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2025