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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Vervaardiging van schuurmiddelen · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 1982
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heusden-Zolder · since 1992
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Sittard · since 2012
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Trade name of Hauto · Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Brugge · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Geetbets · since 2021
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Wetteren · since 1989
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Geraardsbergen · since 2017
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1988
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Kontich · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Schilde · since 1993
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Abbreviation of HERMANS - ALGEMENE TECHNIEKEN · General electrical installation work · Lummen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of health and trade network · Brussel · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2020
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Glabbeek · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Brussel · since 1990
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Tourist information services · Gent · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Haspengouw.TV · Sint-Truiden · since 2016
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Visual arts creation · Elsene · since 2016
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Site preparation · Mettet · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sombreffe · since 2023
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Funeral services · Veurne · since 2010
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Bewerken van diamant · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Oosterhout · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tienen · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Rijkevorsel · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schilde · since 2009
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Roofing work · Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont · since 2015