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
39 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of FOTON · Other printing · Herentals · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · Tielt-Winge · since 2005
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Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Ranst · since 2021
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Other business support services · Tervuren · since 2021
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Literary creation · since 2017
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since 2003
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Activities of building architects · since 2010
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Computer programming · since 2015
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2025
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since 2005
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Raising of other animals · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Machining of metals · since 2026
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Other cleaning activities · since 2026
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Retail sale of bicycles · since 2013
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2015
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since 2021
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Other building finishing work · since 2022
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Event catering · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026
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Translation services · since 2004
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Floor and wall tiling · Berlaar · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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since 1990
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2003
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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since 2015
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Freight transport by road · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Geetbets · since 2023
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2004
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Bree · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1999
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1979
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Brussel · since 1985