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.
“MARGE 12”
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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Niel · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Grobbendonk · since 1991
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Book publishing · Brussel · since 2015
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2021
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Dendermonde · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Chaudfontaine · since 2023
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Remicourt · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Hamoir · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2026
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Thuin · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Mouscron · since 2017
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Mortsel · since 1972
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Turnhout · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Lokeren · since 1992
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Kapellen · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Estinnes · since 2025