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.
“MATANS”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · since 2018
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Roofing work · Wevelgem · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Hasselt · since 2021
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Medical imaging and medical laboratories · Herentals · since 2023
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Waasmunster · since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Liège · since 1993
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Freight transport by road · since 2023
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BEUNINGEN · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2006
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Ronse · since 1987
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Photography, excluding press photography · Boom · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Boutersem · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Koksijde · since 2001
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Joinery installation · Lanaken · since 2021
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Anderlecht · since 2005
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Activities of head offices · Pittem · since 2026
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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since 2014
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Freight transport by road · Gingelom · since 2025
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Groothandel in machines voor de mijnbouw, de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Waterloo · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Aalst · since 1983
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Vermogensbeheer · Ranst · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Vocational training · La Bruyère · since 2008
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Anderlecht · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MaTaDanse vzw · Cultural education · Oud-Turnhout · since 2018
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Freight transport by road · since 2023
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Quaregnon · since 2026
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Abbreviation of MATADI - Bäckerei und Konditorei · Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Baelen · since 1987
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Ukkel · since 1988
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Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of Kinderkuren · Overige activiteiten met betrekking tot kinderopvang · Leuven · since 2001
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2022
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Raising of dairy cattle · Diest · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · since 1975
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Meise · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Oudergem · since 2001
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020