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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of footwear · Mortsel · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ellezelles · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Huldenberg · since 2023
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Temse · since 2005
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Saint-Hubert · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Hemiksem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2024
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2022
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Merchtem · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 1990
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Business and other management consultancy · Halle · since 2003
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Ciney · since 1989
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Ukkel · since 1991
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De Panne · since 1993
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Libin · since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Bertrix · since 1998
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Landscape service activities · Kasterlee · since 1999
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Laureins · since 2001
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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News agency activities · since 2013
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lummen · since 2016
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Ukkel · since 2016
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Photography, excluding press photography · Koksijde · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hasselt · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Oostende · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Laarne · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of SEAFOOD · Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2004
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · since 1986
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of MIACOM · Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Brussel · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of MIR · Hotels and similar accommodation · Halen · since 2008
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Media representation · Aalst · since 2008
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Aalter · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ieper · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Other business support services · Riemst · since 2009