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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Mortsel · since 2019
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Manage · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of FA-WAY · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Manage · since 1995
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 1987
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General electrical installation work · since 2000
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1999
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2000
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1999
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Site preparation · since 2018
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Quévy · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Vorst · since 1999
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Translation services · Kraainem · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2018
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Abbreviation of LOTA LIFESTYLE · Nutrition and dietetics services · Oostkamp · since 2021
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1994
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Lier · since 2018
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Liège · since 1974
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Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of SCHMITZ LUCIEN + SCHMITZ MARC · Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Liège · since 1994
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Travail et Autonomie pour personnes Handicapés · Other social work without accommodation · Liège · since 1983
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE LEBLANC-TAVERNE · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of Fabriek Botaniek · Vervaardiging van tabaksproducten · Kruisem · since 2013
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Tournai · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Service Résidentiel Général · Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Habay · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of DJEDJE-MEL et MILLECAMPS · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Quévy · since 1996
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Cafés and bars · Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2022
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Brussel · since 1983
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La Bruyère · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · since 2021