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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Site preparation · Zoutleeuw · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Hoogstraten · since 1995
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Cutting, shaping and finishing of stone · Ravels · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Kontich · since 2016
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Gent · since 2011
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of live animals · Kuurne · since 1980
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Riemst · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Mettet · since 2014
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Hemiksem · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1988
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Geel · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Laakdal · since 2023
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CARCROFT DONCASTER · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Geetbets · since 2011
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General construction of residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2004
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ROEGIERS CONSTRUCTIE · General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zwevegem · since 1998
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Other business support services · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Anderlecht · since 2021