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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of BELGIUM BUSINESS GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 2008
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2008
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Aalst · since 1992
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Site preparation · since 1995
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mechelen · since 1995
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2025
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2019
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since 2003
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1995
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since 1991
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Mixed farming · since 1986
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2012
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Mixed farming · since 2007
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2025