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.
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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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other retail sale of food · Lokeren · since 2021
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Hilversum · since 1996
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Wavre · since 2016
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Other building finishing work · Schelle · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1960
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Business and other management consultancy · Beauvechain · since 2022
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brussel · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Evere · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Wemmel · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Pont-à-Celles · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Development of residential building projects · Erpe-Mere · since 2014
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Erpe-Mere · since 2014
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Hasselt · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2018
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Le Côté Verre Retail · Development of non-residential building projects · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lanaken · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Seraing · since 2016