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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van verpakkingsmachines · Izegem · since 1970
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Elsene · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2014
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Real estate agency activities · Merchtem · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Affligem · since 2019
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2020
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Abbreviation of HAKUNA MATATA CONSTRUCTION · General construction of residential buildings · Brussel · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zandhoven · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van textiel, kleding en leer · Izegem · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Namur · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of VERBLIJFSCENTRA VOOR VOLWASSEN PERSONEN MET EEN VERSTANDELIJKE BEPERKING · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Elsene · since 1965
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Name of an establishment of HAAN · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Wetteren · since 1993
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Other business support services · Genk · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2017
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Jabbeke · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of HAMA TRANS · On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Etterbeek · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Help and Care Horses · since 2011
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Lommel · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Ingelmunster · since 2016
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Seneffe · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Gent · since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hannut · since 2018
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Oostkamp · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Köln · since 1980
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Lummen · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Schelle · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 2015
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Other education · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2018
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since 1988
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2022
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Other education · Bastogne · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Pecq · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of EK SOLIDA · Other business support services · Kortenberg · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Verviers · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of HAMADA ROTTERDAM · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Oostende · since 2024
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Wholesale of other food products · Gent · since 2025
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since 2014
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since 2013