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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 1990
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Vocational training · since 2018
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2019
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Other business support services · Zoersel · since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lede · since 2009
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Insurance agents and brokers · Zoutleeuw · since 2008
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Bree · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2017
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Groothandel in spellen en speelgoed · Waterloo · since 2017
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Wavre · since 1999
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Brecht · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2020
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Brussel · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 2022
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Turnhout · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Genk · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Masters in logical thinking · Advertising agencies · Gent · since 2011
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2007
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Kapellen · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · Gent · since 2025
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Literary creation · Brunehaut · since 2021
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Abbreviation of LES MARCHEURS DE L'AMITIE DE LANDENNE-SUR-MEUSE · Andenne · since 1996
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Nursing and midwifery · Heuvelland · since 2018
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Schoten · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Geel · since 2008
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Other business support services · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2019
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Koksijde · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mechelen · since 2020
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Grez-Doiceau · since 2020
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Liège · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Beernem · since 2021
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Brussel · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kinrooi · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2009
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Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2007
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2022
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Psychology services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Lommel · since 2025
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Nivelles · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Brussel · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brussel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Arendonk · since 2026
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Ganshoren · since 2006
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Vosselaar · since 2022