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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Charleroi · since 2005
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since 2025
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Seraing · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · since 2004
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2023
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Other retail sale of food · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Other cleaning activities · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Erpe-Mere · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Mouscron · since 2001
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Elsene · since 2002
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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since 2026
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 1997
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023