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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2018
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Aarschot · since 2016
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Real estate agency activities · Rotselaar · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Naarden · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Cato invest · Activities of holding companies · Wingene · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van zuivelproducten · Thuin · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Zonhoven · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Buggenhout · since 2003
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Other retail sale of food · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dendermonde · since 2003
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Ukkel · since 1968
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Laureins · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2004
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Edegem · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Logistics services · Beerse · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Moorslede · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Lommel · since 1990