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.
“KANDO”
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 cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Evergem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Thallos Equestrian · Raising of horses and other equines · Geetbets · since 2010
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Verviers · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other building finishing work · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 2020
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Halle · since 2024
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Brugge · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Liège · since 1991
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1995
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Floor and wall tiling · Namur · since 2017
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Other information technology and computer services · Diest · since 2013
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Other software publishing · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lubbeek · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Beernem · since 1988
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 1986
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Arendonk · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Hasselt · since 2003