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.
“MANIFAC”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other business support services · Kapellen · since 1990
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Aalst · since 2021
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Other cleaning activities · Ukkel · since 2017
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Comité organisateur de Manifestations agricoles en Brabant wallon · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1987
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since 2009
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Fitness centres · Hasselt · since 2025
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Specialist medical practice · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · Maasmechelen · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Damme · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · Herk-de-Stad · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DEPARO · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 1968
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Zonhoven · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BARACCA · Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2015
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Eeklo · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Kapellen · since 2021
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · Arendonk · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beringen · since 1985
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Mechelen · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Yvoir · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2002
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grimbergen · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Schaarbeek · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Abbreviation of MIFA Consult · General electrical installation work · Waterloo · since 2021
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Other personal services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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since 1966
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Meise · since 2005
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Gembloux · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2008
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Holsbeek · since 2026
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since 2003