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.
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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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Oudsbergen · since 1999
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2010
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Schoten · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2024
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · Aalst · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Kontich · since 2001
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Machining of metals · since 2014
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Enschede · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Lummen · since 2022
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980
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Vermogensbeheer · Genk · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ARJEMO · Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Liège · since 2007
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Brugge · since 1997
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Anderlecht · since 2014
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Heusden-Zolder · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Lennik · since 2003
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Oostende · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2018
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Mechelen · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deinze · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of K.E. PROJECTS · Investigation and private security services · Brasschaat · since 2004
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Abbreviation of Kulen Education · Tielt · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Tu.Ris. · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Vorst · since 2009