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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · RIJSWIJK · since 2024
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Rotterdam · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2021
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1993
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Amsterdam · since 2018
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Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · breda · since 2019
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Enschede · since 2017
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Rotterdam · since 1998
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Doorn · since 2018
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's -Gravenhage · since 2009
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Hilversum · since 2004
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Wholesale of other household goods · Nijkerk · since 2026
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · HOOFDDORP · since 2002
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SCHIPOL-RIJK · since 2018
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brunssum · since 2015
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Activities of head offices · Maasvlakte Rotterdam · since 2021
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Den Haag · since 2012
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DRIEBRUGGEN · since 2022
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Zoetermeer · since 2007
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Breda · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Breda · since 1975
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · EUROPOORT ROTTERDAM · since 2025
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Other construction installation · Elst · since 2023
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · MAASTRICHT · since 2015
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SCHIPHOL-RIJK · since 2016
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · LIJNDEN · since 1993
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Amsterdam · since 2017
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Amsterdam · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Nieuwegein · since 2021
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Barendrecht · since 2022
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · ZAANDIJK · since 2019
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Groningen · since 2011
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ALMERE · since 2005
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AMSTERDAM ZUIDOOST · since 2003
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Rotterdam · since 2024
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S-GRAVENHAGE · since 2025