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.
“JM Retail”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Schoten · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Blégny · since 2021
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2026
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Gent · since 2007
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Other building finishing work · Schelle · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2017
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1960
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Sint-Niklaas · since 2015
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Brasschaat · since 2009
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · De Haan · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mortsel · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kruisem · since 2025
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Lijnden · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Lubbeek · since 2016
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Lasne · since 2016
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Ukkel · since 2021
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Finishing of textiles · Oostkamp · since 2022
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Wemmel · since 2011
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Lievegem · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1988
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Zandhoven · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brecht · since 2025
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Support activities for crop production · Assesse · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dison · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Oud-Turnhout · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van schoeisel · Brussel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Halen · since 2015