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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1995
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Other specialised construction activities · Poperinge · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Poperinge · since 2015
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Insurance agents and brokers · Wijnegem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Oostende · since 2014
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Brugge · since 2023
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Leopoldsburg · since 1992
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Joinery installation · Evergem · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Lille · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Beersel · since 2017
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Anzegem · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2024
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Harelbeke · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mortsel · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalter · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Rijkevorsel · since 1982
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Site preparation · Lennik · since 2014
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Office administrative and support services · Wichelen · since 2014
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Roeselare · since 2015
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Site preparation · Essen · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aalter · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · Leuven · since 2016
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Roeselare · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Veurne · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2020
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Forging of metal · Schilde · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Rumst · since 2021
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Diksmuide · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Kortrijk · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oostkamp · since 2009
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Brecht · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Oosterzele · since 2007
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Other tax advisory services · Jabbeke · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Blankenberge · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van tabaksproducten · Zwevegem · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · Edegem · since 2025
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Mechelen · since 2013
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Roofing work · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2014
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Demolition · Roeselare · since 2016
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Zoersel · since 2016
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Arendonk · since 2017
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Retie · since 2002
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Activities of interior architects · Grobbendonk · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Heuvelland · since 2022
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Funeral services · Westerlo · since 2023
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Lichtervelde · since 2010
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Wommelgem · since 2008
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Lendelede · since 2015
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Insurance agents and brokers · Kampenhout · since 2023
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Lier · since 2009
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Removal services · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Gent · since 1974
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Painting of buildings · Halen · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Lille · since 2017