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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Keerbergen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of MODERNIST GALLERIES · Retail sale of antiques · Hove · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1988
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Oudenaarde · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of eXHocet · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Literary creation · Antwerpen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Brugge · since 1992
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Brussel · since 1994
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · Maasmechelen · since 2013
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Wavre · since 1971
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2013
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2018
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of Gallery Phase · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CH Real Estate · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Ukkel · since 2025
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brussel · since 2016
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Retail sale of antiques · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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Retail sale of antiques · Waasmunster · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2022
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Other legal services · Huldenberg · since 2022
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Other legal services · Denderleeuw · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Deinze · since 1993
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2014
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brussel · since 2020
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Retail sale of antiques · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2024
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1975
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Trade name of Carine Campo · Retail sale of antiques · Antwerpen · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of ANDRA · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Faches-Thumesnill · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of GVA Advisory · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Elsene · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of NIQUI CONSULTANCY · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Kapellen · since 2018
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Retail sale of antiques · Faimes · since 2019
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Computer programming · Braine-le-Comte · since 2010
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Other legal services · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of L and R TRADING Co · Other retail sale of new goods · Antwerpen · since 1987
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Translation services · Kraainem · since 2000
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Activities of lawyers · Jabbeke · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · Westerlo · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Activities of bailiffs · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2021
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Ukkel · since 2021
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2008
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Retail sale of antiques · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of OUTLOOK · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 1993