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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of household furniture · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2018
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Socio-cultural adult education · since 2021
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Dental practice · Elsene · since 2022
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Production of cinema films · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Nivelles · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Edegem · since 2017
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of interior architects · Elsene · since 2005
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Aarschot · since 2022
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Support activities for crop production · Essen · since 2007
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1995
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1994
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Removal services · since 1978
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Mesen · since 2025
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Buggenhout · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2007
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of MNBB · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Lasne · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Mini-Mouton · Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Lasne · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of MINIM CONSTRUCTION · General construction of residential buildings · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2023
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025