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
41 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Grimbergen · since 1998
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Stekene · since 2010
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1995
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since 2015
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Other sports activities · since 2022
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Joinery installation · since 2010
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Lier · since 2006
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Joinery installation · since 1988
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2021
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2022
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Veterinary services · since 2022
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Dental practice · since 1980
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since 1997
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Nijlen · since 2024
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Aartselaar · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2009
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1981
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since 2015
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Mixed farming · since 1983
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since 2018
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since 1974
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1991
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2013
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Elsene · since 1992
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Painting of buildings · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2010
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since 2018
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · Rumst · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2021
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · since 2023
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kuurne · since 1995
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Kortemark · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Balen · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2020
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since 2007
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Manage · since 1977
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2000