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.
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalter · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Kruisem · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2007
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of HENDRIK 71 · Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · Lokeren · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MERCURY 23 · Cafés and bars · De Haan · since 2024
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Hoeilaart · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nieuwpoort · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Duffel · since 1989
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Huldenberg · since 1993
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Activities of company auditors · Holsbeek · since 2000
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Other business support services · Harelbeke · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2018
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Other business support services · Hamont-Achel · since 1993
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Waregem · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2022
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Computer programming · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2022
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Maasmechelen · since 1993
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Literary creation · since 2016
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Plastering work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Lijstjestijd · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Finishing of textiles · since 2020
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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Anderlecht · since 1999
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2013
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Turnhout · since 2011
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Niklaas · since 1983
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Activities of bailiffs · Berlare · since 1999
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Ittre · since 2003
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Drogenbos · since 2016
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Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Wervik · since 2018
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 1993
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Other education · since 1996
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Activities of building architects · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Oostende · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Ukkel · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kortemark · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Jan VERCAMMEN · Business and other management consultancy · Geel · since 2004
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Mechelen · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
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Other software publishing · Gent · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ranst · since 2016
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since 2017