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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ganshoren · since 2010
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Wellen · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
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Joinery installation · Saint-Ghislain · since 1994
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Vervaardiging van kleding van leer en van bont · since 2013
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Other retail sale of food · since 1998
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Other building finishing work · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Forging of metal · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Aarschot · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2026
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE TRADUCTION YVES LETOT · Translation services · Mons · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of J.M.F. ROOSEN · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2001
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Other building finishing work · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2011
Names that resemble it 4 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Beerse · since 1996
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Brussel · since 2012
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Sani Michael Lion Enisa Sanjin · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mortsel · since 2016