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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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's-Gravenhage · since 1992
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Antwerpen · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 1990
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2024
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Liège · since 2003
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Elsene · since 1974
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2009
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Other printing · since 1984
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Novara · since 1972
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Book publishing · Zaventem · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2022
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Development of non-residential building projects · Aalst · since 1977
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Vermogensbeheer · Mechelen · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Willebroek · since 2022
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Dental practice · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of antiques · Ukkel · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van andere delen en toebehoren voor motorvoertuigen · Geel · since 2011
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2006
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Bocholt · since 2026
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Izegem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Debloko Wine & Events · Vervaardiging van wijn uit druiven · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2013
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Other printing · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hulshout · since 2009