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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Merchtem · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Nijlen · since 2012
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Roofing work · Halen · since 2006
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Ranst · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of NEW HARO · Wholesale of other household goods · Zele · since 1993
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Development of residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Maaseik · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maldegem · since 2024
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Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Gistel · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of HAROL BELGIE · Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · Diest · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ROEGIERS CONSTRUCTIE · General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zwevegem · since 1998
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2005
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Demolition · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2007