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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Aalst · since 1994
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of JOINT EUROPEAN MAILING · Schaarbeek · since 1986
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La Hulpe · since 1989
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Maasmechelen · since 1991
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Heusden-Zolder · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2023
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Abbreviation of JEUNESSE EN MARCHE · Brussel · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Awans · since 1982
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Leuven · since 1985
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Freight transport by road · Waregem · since 1989
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Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brecht · since 1994
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Cafés and bars · Lommel · since 2000
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Mouscron · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Zoersel · since 2018
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Herzele · since 2007
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Lanaken · since 2024
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Production of cinema films · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Maasmechelen · since 1993
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Antwerpen · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2011
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Elsene · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Lokeren · since 2024
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Other retail sale of food · Kalmthout · since 2026
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Inland freight water transport · Oostkamp · since 1991
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Elsene · since 1989