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.
“MODEL LINE”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Elsene · since 1993
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Support activities for animal production · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1991
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brasschaat · since 1981
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Other business support services · Blankenberge · since 1983
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 1994
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Performing arts by independent artists · Brugge · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1994
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2011
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Modestine asbl · Other amusement and recreation activities · Namur · since 2025
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Brussel · since 1968
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Retail sale of footwear · Waremme · since 2001
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Office administrative and support services · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ichtegem · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · La Louvière · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · since 1970
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since 2021
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Hamois · since 2022
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Hoeilaart · since 2008
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Lincent · since 2008
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Linkebeek · since 1971