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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Funeral services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1985
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Merchtem · since 1990
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2018
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Teelt van andere boomvruchten, kleinfruit en noten · Rijkevorsel · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van kunstmeststoffen en stikstofverbindingen · Hoogstraten · since 2011
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Rijkevorsel · since 2021
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
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since 1983
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since 2015
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since 1978
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since 1994
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Finishing of textiles · since 2016
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Logging · since 1980
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2022
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1993
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2011
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 2006
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since 1995
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Abbreviation of LEEMANS IMMOBILIERE PATRIMONIALE · Ukkel · since 2017
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Landscape service activities · since 2006
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since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2023
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since 2011
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since 1988
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Site preparation · Haaltert · since 2007
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since 2024
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since 2024
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Joinery installation · Temse · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2026