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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Kontich · since 2022
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Dental practice · since 1988
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · since 2010
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 2012
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Literary creation · since 2025
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2008
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Distributie van elektriciteit · since 2026
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since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 2012
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 2006
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Landscape service activities · since 2008
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Mixed farming · since 1993
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Specialist medical practice · since 2003
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Mixed farming · since 2003
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van bestralingsapparatuur en van elektromedische en elektrotherapeutische apparatuur · Ganshoren · since 2012
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2007
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2013
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Support activities for crop production · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Hasselt · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met post- en koeriersdiensten · since 2026