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.
“MAGTRADE”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Pont-à-Celles · since 2006
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1995
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Wholesale of other food products · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CARLOS HERMAN · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Niklaas · since 1992
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Groothandel in overig textiel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Baarle-Hertog · since 1999
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Brussel · since 2016
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Brussel · since 2018
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · since 1988
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Abbreviation of MASTER BUSINESS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2001
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Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Herve · since 2002
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Tienen · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Bree · since 2014
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Detailhandel in wapens en munitie · Perwez · since 2016
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Raising of dairy cattle · Roeselare · since 2017
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2022
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Brakel · since 2023
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · since 2011
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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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Activities of lawyers · Zemst · since 2016
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Insulation installation · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2019
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Computer programming · Mechelen · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Meise · since 2010
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Anderlecht · since 2011
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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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Vervaardiging van bouten, schroeven en moeren · Waterloo · since 2024
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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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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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Development of residential building projects · Evere · since 2020
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Trade name of MST · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Goederenvervoer per spoor · Riemst · since 2021