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.
“HARLEM”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009
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Name of Tiny Explorers · Day nurseries and crèches · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · Wommelgem · since 2026
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Amay · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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AULNAY SOUS BOIS · since 2001
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since 2024
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · since 1997
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Seraing · since 1996
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Hairdressing and barber services · Herk-de-Stad · since 2002
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Rixensart · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of HARRINK INTERNATIONAL · Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Oisterwijk · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1991
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Mechelen · since 1996
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of STORMS JAN & VAN MOL MARIA · Advertising agencies · since 1980
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2009
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Specialist medical practice · since 1993
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CARON · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Turnhout · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Lokeren · since 2023
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Overijse · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Oudsbergen · since 2023
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Alveringem · since 2004