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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1983
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Gent · since 1990
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1999
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Investigation and private security services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2002
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2020
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1997
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Koksijde · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Leuven · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Jeugdverenigingen-Aartselaar-Serviceverlening · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Abbreviation of JAZZ AND SOUNDS · Other business support services · Laarne · since 1999
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Bree · since 2002
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mortsel · since 2014
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Site preparation · since 1990
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kalmthout · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Jonge Actieve Senioren · Other financial services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Momignies · since 2024
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1969
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Other specialised construction activities · Asse · since 1983
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Wholesale of other household goods · Torhout · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2000
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Roeselare · since 2022
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since 2010
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 2006
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Affligem · since 2023
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Logistics services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mol · since 2025
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Gent · since 1968
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Ninove · since 1998
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021