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
14 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 · Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Denderleeuw · since 2004
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Floor and wall tiling · Geel · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · La Louvière · since 2005
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Lochristi · since 1992
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Vermogensbeheer · Retie · since 2021
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Chaudfontaine · since 1985
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Hasselt · since 1989
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Insulation installation · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2016
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wetteren · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Assesse · since 2018
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Arendonk · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · Oudsbergen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of EGOBRI · Retail sale of games and toys · Ciney · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Oostende · since 2021
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Châtelet · since 2014
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Colfontaine · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1989
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Book publishing · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Zaza · Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Ludiek Kortrijk · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Other sports activities · Ans · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Veurne · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2026
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Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Ukkel · since 1973
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Advertising agencies · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 1974
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lummen · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · Turnhout · since 1993
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Arendonk · since 2025