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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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Oostende · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of HORIZONT VZW · Other social work without accommodation · Hasselt · since 2003
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2023
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since 2020
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Retail sale of household furniture · Anderlecht · since 2014
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Saint-Michel · Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Spa · since 1969
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Andere ambulante revalidatieactiviteiten · Geraardsbergen · since 1978
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Eeklo · since 1982
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Stekene · since 1982
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Elsene · since 1983
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Antwerpen · since 1986
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Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Bredene · since 1986
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1993
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Hasselt · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 1996
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Halen · since 1998
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Harelbeke · since 1998
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General medical practice · Eeklo · since 2002
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · since 2000
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Other retail sale of food
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · since 2023
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Vallauris · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Villers-la-Ville · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2018
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Herselt · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · since 2019
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Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other business support services · Soignies · since 2020
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Abbreviation of DE HORIZON · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Elsene · since 2021
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Yvoir · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · Geer · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Horizon 50 · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of DEYSTERE · Other sports activities · Kortenberg · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Maaseik · since 2024
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Growing of flowers · since 2024
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2024
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Operation of fairground attractions · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Kasterlee · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Tienen · since 2026
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Lanaken · since 2026
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Charleroi · since 1995
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Brussel · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Ninove · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Verviers · since 2023
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Retail sale of household furniture · Beersel · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2004
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Soignies · since 2002