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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Asse · since 2015
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ukkel · since 1991
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Retail sale of footwear · Deinze · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
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Book publishing · since 2008
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Roosdaal · since 2022
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Gent · since 1981
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Photography, excluding press photography · Halle · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Insulation installation · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Maintenance Automation Development Europe · General electrical installation work · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Mutuelle des Alternatives d'Auto-Développement · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Other education · since 2024
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Kuurne · since 2026
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Nivelles · since 1997
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sound recording · Anderlecht · since 2009
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · since 2026
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Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Genappe · since 2018
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Computer programming · Geel · since 2022
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CO-HERENT · Pre-press and pre-media services · Kapellen · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Machining of metals · Poperinge · since 2001
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2012
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Putte · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Neufchâteau · since 2026
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Couvin · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Truiden · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Zemst · since 2016
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2021
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Other business support services · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2024
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Mons · since 2019
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2015
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Computer programming · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BROOS JP · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Spa · since 2019
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Orp-Jauche · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BACH · Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2011
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Office administrative and support services · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tournai · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Brecht · since 2022
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Opwijk · since 2024
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Elsene · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Sprimont · since 2014