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.
“K.B. Store”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Habay · since 2013
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Lemmer · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of FIDAN · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Diepenbeek · since 2019
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2010
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Roeselare · since 2010
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Elsene · since 2006
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Retail sale of footwear · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · GENDRINGEN · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Hubstore Warehousing · Warehousing and storage · Geel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of CAPTUUR · Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 1991
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Tienen · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of TW STORE · Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Herentals · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Thiry Paints · Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Herent · since 2006
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2026