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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tielt · since 2007
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Cafés and bars · Schilde · since 2017
Names that resemble it 43 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 · Malle · since 1968
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zonnebeke · since 1973
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Alken · since 1989
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Abbreviation of MICHEL AUGHUET SYNTHETIC TECHNOLOGIES · Other business support services · Tubize · since 1995
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Etterbeek · since 1995
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Abbreviation of APOTHEEK MAST · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Merchtem · since 1999
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Izegem · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · Izegem · since 1999
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Bouw van boven- en ondergrondse spoorwegen · Mechelen · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2001
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Zandhoven · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2018
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Other postal and courier activities · Gent · since 2019
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Antwerpen · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Schoten · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Aalter · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · Lochristi · since 2023
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Retail sale of footwear · Knokke-Heist · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1972
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Landscape service activities · Ranst · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Roeselare · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Kontich · since 2026
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Tremelo · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Affligem · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2018
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · LUXEMBOURG · since 2005
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Schaarbeek · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2002
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Other business support services · Brugge · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Other financial services · Aalst · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2011
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Computer programming · Wemmel · since 2023
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Mouscron · since 1990