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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hannut · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2025
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Other legal services · Oudenburg · since 2022
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Vorst · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · De Haan · since 1992
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Lummen · since 1995
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Kontich · since 1995
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Other legal services · Aalter · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Deerlijk · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Beringen · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Charleroi · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2002
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Activities of lawyers · Wuustwezel · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Erpe-Mere · since 2011
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Ichtegem · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Lasne · since 2025
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Zandhoven · since 2026
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Holzem · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Boechout · since 1996
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2020
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Wevelgem · since 2026
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bocholt · since 2014
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Activities of lawyers · Liedekerke · since 2019
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Other legal services · Brasschaat · since 2010
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Insurance agents and brokers · Lede · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Oudergem · since 2025