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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Charleroi · since 2023
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2026
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Knokke-Heist · since 1992
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Other information service activities · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · since 2004
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Flémalle · since 2010
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2009
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Alken · since 1994
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of L'INATTITUDE · Business and other management consultancy · Tournai · since 2005
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schaarbeek · since 2014
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2016
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2025
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Retail sale of household furniture · Villers-la-Ville · since 1979
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Haacht · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2010
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2005
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 1979
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Brussel · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · Pelt · since 1984
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Full-service restaurants · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of Linea KM · Hairdressing and barber services · Edegem · since 1988
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Retail sale of other household articles · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1988
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 1989
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Beringen · since 1993
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Hasselt · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Riemst · since 1993
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Employment placement agencies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2015
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · since 1986
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 1977
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Translation services · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2019
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Merchtem · since 2019
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Activities of building architects · Hasselt · since 2019
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2009
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Other business support services · Nijlen · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Lennik · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Liège Linux Team · Sprimont · since 2004
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Other retail sale of food · Brussel · since 2006
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · since 2021
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Brasschaat · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Other business support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2025
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Zaventem · since 2026
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Other printing · since 2025
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · La Hulpe · since 2018