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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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Maldegem · since 1979
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1984
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
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Havelange · since 1989
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Lewes · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oostende · since 2002
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Kortenberg · since 2016
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2011
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2024
Names that resemble it 59 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · since 2026
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Liège · since 1988
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Draveil · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2009
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Lease van intellectuele eigendom en vergelijkbare producten, met uitzondering van werken onder auteursrecht · since 2019
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Coating of metals · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Vocational training · Braine-le-Château · since 2000
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2011
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of We don't entertain much · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Gent · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · Philippeville · since 2015
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Specialist medical practice · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2019
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Computer programming · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2011
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Other business support services · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Lievegem · since 2024
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1976
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2011
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Oostkamp · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · since 2013
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Other personal services · since 2015
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Activities of building architects · since 2015
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2016
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Roofing work · since 2020
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 1998
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Activities of interior architects · since 2019
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Waterdichtingswerken van muren · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Herstal · since 2023
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Drukken van dagbladen · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2009
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Cultural education · since 2010
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Employment placement agencies · since 2022
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Development of residential building projects · Maaseik · since 2008
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Activities of lawyers · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Activities of lawyers · Dendermonde · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · since 2025
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2025