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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Roofing work · Genk · since 2024
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Ukkel · since 1992
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Freight transport by road · Steenokkerzeel · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Mars, Mons Arts de la Scène · Performing arts by independent artists · Mons · since 2002
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Oostende · since 2018
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Verviers · since 2022
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Antwerpen · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DE DISTRIBUTION · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Ukkel · since 2012
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since 1972
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Other specialised construction activities · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2006
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of MARS ARCHITECTURE · Activities of building architects · Saint-Nicolas · since 2025
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2025
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Insurance agents and brokers · Oudergem · since 1950
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Brasschaat · since 1994
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Sombreffe · since 1998
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1989
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Veterinary services · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2020
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Dilbeek · since 2010
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Cafés and bars · Denderleeuw · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2006
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Nursing and midwifery · Beringen · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2004