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.
“LOAY”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2026
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of LOWER OLEFINS & AROMATICS · Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 2010
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Lille · since 1994
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Aalst · since 1999
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1998
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2017
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Manufacture of beer · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2017
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Visual arts creation · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Stoumont · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zwevegem · since 2020
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Raising of horses and other equines · Heers · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Vosselaar · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Boortmeerbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2011
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Keerbergen · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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De Haan · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Aarschot · since 2026