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.
“KATANDO”
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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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2019
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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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Other building finishing work · since 2013
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Halle · since 2024
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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's-Hertogenbosch · since 1971
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Evergem · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2013
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Other postal and courier activities · Malle · since 2023
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Other construction installation · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hasselt · since 1987
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Computer programming · Huldenberg · since 1998
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Gent · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CPLUS MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Olne · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Geraardsbergen · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Chastre · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Genk · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Drogenbos · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2015