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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Hobokense Atletiek Impuls · Antwerpen · since 1980
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Antwerpen · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Izegem · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Holsbeek · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Halse Atletiekklub · Halle · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Hulp aan Kinderen Tanzania · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2018
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Abbreviation of HAGELANDS ADVIESKANTOOR · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2023
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Tienen · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Huisartsenkring Maasland · Activities of professional membership organisations · Maasmechelen · since 1981
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Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1990
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Namur · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Andelst · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Niklaas · since 2010
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Grimbergen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Harmonie Kastel · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Maldegem · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Lummen · since 2014
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hoogstraten · since 2021
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 2012
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since 2012
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Compositie van muziek · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2019
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Ans · since 1982
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2017