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.
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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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Leuven · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2000
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2006
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Groothandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Raman-Pauwels · Employment placement agencies · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Advertising agencies · Dendermonde · since 2018
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Halle · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2023
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2022
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Activiteiten van makelaars en agenten voor elektriciteit en aardgas · Houthulst · since 2025
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Mechelen · since 2001
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Development of residential building projects · Aalst · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Châtelet · since 2018
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Other information technology and computer services · Leuven · since 2011
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Removal services · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of CABINE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Rixensart · since 2024