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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Merchtem · since 2024
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Putte · since 1974
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Warehousing and storage · Oudenburg · since 1983
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Dilbeek · since 1989
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Rixensart · since 1990
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 1991
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Turnhout · since 1992
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Real estate agency activities · Evergem · since 1996
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Other construction installation · Hasselt · since 2010
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Gent · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2024
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Anderlecht · since 1991
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Elsene · since 1971
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Awans · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Bouwwerken Myraluc, P.V.B.A. · Opwijk · since 1963
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Sprimont · since 2014
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Londerzeel · since 1995
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Lint · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Nivelles · since 2004
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Waremme · since 2024
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2026
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bonheiden · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Lennik · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Hoeilaart · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Charleroi · since 2005