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
4 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) · Liège · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2012
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Literary creation · since 2017
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Plumbing work · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · Hasselt · since 2019
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Kredieten en Logistiek Advies · Logistics services · Vilvoorde · since 2015
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Abbreviation of KIWANIS LIEGE ARDENT · Soumagne · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pelt · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of SOETE-VERHOEST · Real estate agency activities · Roeselare · since 1997
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Mechelen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2019
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since 1988
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Maasmechelen · since 2001
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Klappoel Artistiek Platform · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Anderlecht · since 2017
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Site preparation · Lokeren · since 2018
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Namur · since 2018
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2020
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2020
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Other business support services · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of FIXSE · Other specialised construction activities · Tielt-Winge · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Ken Lambrechts Artist Management · Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Komité voor het behoud van het Landelijk Aspect van het Pajottenland · Bever · since 2009
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Activities of lawyers · since 2012
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Abbreviation of SCHOLENGROEP 4 · Berlaar · since 2000
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Horebeke · since 2024
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Abbreviation of KENNES LAB · Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Genappe · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Londerzeel · since 2023
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Trade name of AGNES · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Roeselare · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Beringen · since 2007