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
50 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kaprijke · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of De Lovie · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Poperinge · since 1922
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Lochristi · since 1980
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Full-service restaurants · since 1965
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2017
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Alken · since 1987
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Computer programming · since 2017
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since 1994
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since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2018
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1992
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since 2025
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since 2022
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Support activities for crop production · since 2010
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1995
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since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of ANTWERP CITYTRIP HOTEL · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1990
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 1997
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since 2016
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2017
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Other printing · since 2017
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since 2019
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since 2018
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Other building finishing work · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2001
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since 2020
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since 2023
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General medical practice · Lommel · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1989
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Sint-Truiden · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2024
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Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2025
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · since 2026
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2026
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Joinery installation · since 2004
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · since 2026
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Brecht · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Glabbeek · since 2025
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Oudenaarde · since 1991
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wavre · since 2000
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Other business support services · since 2016
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Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Mouscron · since 2017
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Kortemark · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Heers · since 2008
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2015
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025