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.
“MALLA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Andex-Rent · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zandhoven · since 2011
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Kapellen · since 2006
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since 2002
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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since 2025
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Charleroi · since 1984
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herstal · since 2011
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Bonheiden · since 2007
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Schoten · since 1977
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Leopoldsburg · since 1983
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Edegem · since 1994
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1998
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Pet boarding · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Visé · since 2023
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Other business support services · Heuvelland · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Abbreviation of LES MARCHEURS DE L'AMITIE DE LANDENNE-SUR-MEUSE · Andenne · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Make a Living · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Tienen · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Hensies · since 1972
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Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Zwevegem · since 1987
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2015
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2017
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Gavere · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ath · since 2022
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Dental practice · Kortrijk · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of BAUWENS RENOVATIE · General construction of residential buildings · Zulte · since 2003
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Herzele · since 2004
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Elsene · since 2004
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · since 2017
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2017
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Saint-Ghislain · since 2024