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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of LAMPENKAPPENOPMAAT · Vervaardiging van verlichtingsapparaten · Kapellen · since 2010
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Noisy le Sec · since 1980
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Activities of holding companies · Büllingen · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of Toegankelijk Vlaanderen · Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2014
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Insulation installation · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Holsbeek · since 2026
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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1075 NICOSIA · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of VERENIGING ONAFHANKELIJKE CHAMPIGNONTELERS · Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Pittem · since 1997
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Pittem · since 2001
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Manufacture of jewellery · Knokke-Heist · since 1986
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Operation of sports facilities · Herselt · since 1995
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Kapellen · since 1999
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Wetteren · since 2012
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Activities of interior architects · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1983
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Brussel · since 1989
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Brasschaat · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of DECO RAEYMAEKERS · Painting of buildings · Lille · since 2002
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Abbreviation of InterZone · Brussel · since 2026