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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Antwerpen · since 1962
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Other business support services · Tienen · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Mortsel · since 1972
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Business and other management consultancy · Grobbendonk · since 1991
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1989
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Book publishing · Brussel · since 2015
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Kapellen · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Estinnes · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Namur · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · since 2014
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brugge · since 1982
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Kortrijk · since 1986
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Anderlecht · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1990
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Mixed farming · Geraardsbergen · since 1997
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General medical practice · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vosselaar · since 2019
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Ninove · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Genk · since 2021
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Leuven · since 1975
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Freight transport by road · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Kalmthout · since 2020
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Computer programming · Namur · since 2012
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Waregem · since 1985
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Lebbeke · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Bonheiden · since 2002
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Lille · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Vermogensbeheer · Wielsbeke · since 2020
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Reparatie en onderhoud van andere apparatuur · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Dendermonde · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · since 1977
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Activities of holding companies · Poperinge · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2006
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Brugge · 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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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Mons · since 2024
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gembloux · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Berlaar · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Management Architecture et Ressourcement · Urban planning and landscape architecture · Linkebeek · since 2016
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Herstal · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Vilvoorde · since 1977
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Asse · since 1986