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.
“Knus”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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Day nurseries and crèches · Brugge · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Event catering · Zottegem · since 2025
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Interior design · since 2025
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Helan Onthaalouders · Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · Antwerpen · since 2004
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte stoffen · since 2021
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · Meise · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Construction of roads and motorways · Brussel · since 2022