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.
“KILT”
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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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1985
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · since 1975
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Full-service restaurants · since 1969
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Cafés and bars · Diest · since 2020
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Erpe-Mere · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 2001
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Lede · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of KORUS INTERNATIONAL SARL · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Luxembourg · since 2026
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · since 2026
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Aalst · since 2019
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2017