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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2022
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Willebroek · since 2017
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Site preparation · Dendermonde · since 2022
Names that resemble it 57 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Painting of buildings · since 1988
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Other education · since 1997
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since 1999
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Plumbing work · since 1993
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Other business support services · since 1989
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2021
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since 2008
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1987
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Other business support services · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Willebroek · since 2025
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since 2026
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since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1998
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 1992
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Sound recording · since 2011
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2003
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Sports and recreation education · since 2005
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since 2024
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since 1999
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since 1981
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Physiotherapy · since 2015
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since 1999
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Other personal services · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 2020
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2021
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2025
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since 2025
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Other legal services · since 2010
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1980
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since 2017
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Other personal services · since 2020
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since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Support activities for crop production · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2000
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Event catering · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2000
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Other business support services · since 1984
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Translation services · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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Other building finishing work · since 2011
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since 1998
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Gent · since 1984