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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Goethals, Sam”

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

22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Support activities for animal production · since 2022
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    since 2022
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    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2012
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    Other education · since 2026
  • GOETHALS very similar
    Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Kortrijk · since 1979
  • GOETHALS very similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Zuienkerke · since 1979
  • GOETHALS very similar
    Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Damme · since 1984
  • GOETHALS very similar
    Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Dentergem · since 1989
  • GOETHALS very similar
    Painting of buildings · Waregem · since 2001
  • Sole trader very similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · since 2014
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    Other building finishing work · since 2024
  • Sole trader very similar
    Joinery installation · since 2025
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    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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    Activities of building architects · since 1988
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    Computer programming · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    Activities of building architects · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 1983
  • Sole trader very similar
    Raising of dairy cattle · since 2002
  • Sole trader very similar
    Raising of horses and other equines · since 2022
  • Sole trader very similar
    since 1996
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    Other specialised construction activities · since 2017
  • Sole trader very similar
    Plastering work · since 2007
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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    Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2021
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    Full-service restaurants · since 1999
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    Varkensvetmesterijen · since 2019
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    Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2020
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    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2022
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    Computer programming · since 2026
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    Full-service restaurants · Maldegem · since 1999
  • GOETHALS D. similar
    Site preparation · Maldegem · since 2026
  • Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lievegem · since 1994
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    Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2021
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    since 2020
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    Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2017
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    Other business support services · since 2020
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    since 2007
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    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024
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    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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    Veterinary services · since 2026
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    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2024
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    Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2014
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    Wholesale of live animals · since 1975
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    since 2016
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    Landscape service activities · since 2016
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    Destelbergen · since 2016
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    Mixed farming · since 1996
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    Freight transport by road · since 1989
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    Advertising agencies · since 2020
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    Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2020
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    since 2025
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    Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2022
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    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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    Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1981
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    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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    Joinery installation · since 2023
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    General electrical installation work · since 2012
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    since 1981
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    since 1977
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    Specialist medical practice · since 2005
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    Real estate agency activities · since 2024
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    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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    Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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    Event catering · since 2023
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    since 2024
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    Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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    Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2025
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    Mixed farming · since 1994
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    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
  • Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Middelkerke · since 1991

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