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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 1993
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Nursing and midwifery · Gerpinnes · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wevelgem · since 2018
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Brussel · since 1989
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Halle · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Harelbeke · since 2019
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van zuivelproducten · Nivelles · since 2011
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van deuren en vensters van kunststof · Beersel · since 1991
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Abbreviation of HYDRO ECOLO METEO MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS · Computer programming · Zwevegem · since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013
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Support activities for crop production · Kalmthout · since 2008