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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sports and recreation education · Jabbeke · since 2006
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Keerbergen · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Visé · since 1992
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General construction of residential buildings · Libin · since 2001
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2023
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Putte · since 2009
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Vorst · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Linter · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Beringen · since 2024
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Rochefort · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2022
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since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2026
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Trade name of HEADWAY CONSULTING GROUP · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2019
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Welkenraedt · since 2020
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Juprelle · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2023
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Name of KESEF · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Wetteren · since 2007
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Algemene bouw van kantoorgebouwen · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2025
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Elsene · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2025
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Fitness centres · Ieper · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Etterbeek · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2016