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.
“KWADRAS”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Office administrative and support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Bierbeek · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van consumentenelektronica · Kortrijk · since 1996
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Floor and wall tiling · Asse · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Malle · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Lievegem · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Lievegem · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Gent · since 2011
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Dilbeek · since 2006
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Socio-cultural adult education · Turnhout · since 2025
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Other education · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Schaarbeek · since 2020
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Antwerpen · since 2003
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Ieper · since 2000
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Production of electricity from non-renewable sources · Hannut · since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Plumbing work · Koekelare · since 2009
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Activities of notaries · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 2000