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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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Affligem · since 2005
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Oudsbergen · since 1997
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2000
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Abbreviation of KAMER VAN VASTGOED- EXPERTEN · Activities of professional membership organisations · Sint-Niklaas · since 2002
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Event catering · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Jette · since 2011
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Land surveying · Wevelgem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zutendaal · since 1996
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Nursing and midwifery · Jabbeke · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · Herent · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2003
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Dental practice · Putte · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Herentals · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lochristi · since 2022
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Activities of bailiffs · Edegem · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Balen · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ichtegem · since 2009
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Nursing and midwifery · Aalst · since 2011
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Waregem · since 2023
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Employment placement agencies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Kempische Automobielvereniging · Scheduled passenger transport by road · Geel · since 1953
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Abbreviation of Kempische Apothekersvereniging · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1948
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Abbreviation of KINAQUAVIE · Sports and recreation education · Habay · since 2010
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Demolition · since 2026
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Wemmel · since 1980
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Development of residential building projects · Beringen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Middelkerke · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Rumst · since 1986
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Other tax advisory services · Lier · since 1987