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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2025
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Ternat · since 1989
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Combined facilities support activities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Londerzeel · since 1996
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Trade name of Van Achter Dirk & Zonen · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Asse · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Wevelgem · since 2001
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Turnhout · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Ardooie · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Huma - menselijkheid en toegang · Leuven · since 2020
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Geetbets · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudenaarde · since 2017
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Geraardsbergen · since 1992
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oostende · since 2016
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Advertising agencies · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2022
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Other membership organisations · Essen · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Beringen · since 2026
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Beernem · since 1987
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Lummen · since 1993
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Trade name of HumainWise Business Finance · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2025
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Site preparation · Maaseik · since 2002
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Site preparation · since 2023