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Is your company name already in the register?

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Marchand, Pascal”

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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    since 1999
  • Sole trader same name
    Literary creation · since 2018
  • Sole trader very similar
    Roofing work · since 2001
  • Sole trader very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1990
  • MARCHAND very similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brussel · since 1987
  • MARCHAND very similar
    Screed work · Ichtegem · since 2016
  • Sole trader very similar
    Floor and wall tiling · since 1996
  • Marchand very similar
    Other business support services · Gent · since 2017
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 1968
  • Sole trader similar
    Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2005
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1981
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2013
  • Sole trader similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Event catering · since 2012
  • MARCHANDT similar
    Wholesale of live animals · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2020
  • MARCHAL similar
    General electrical installation work · Braine-le-Comte · since 1980
  • MARCHAL similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Bierbeek · since 1988
  • MARCHAL similar
    Wholesale of industrial chemicals · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Translation services · since 2001
  • Sole trader similar
    Veterinary services · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2008
  • Sole trader similar
    Mixed farming · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2008
  • MARCHANDISE similar
    Freight transport by road · Engis · since 1998
  • Sole trader similar
    Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · since 2013
  • Sole trader similar
  • Sole trader similar
    Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · since 2017
  • Sole trader similar
    Plastering work · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2004
  • Marchand Jan similar
    Office administrative and support services · Putte · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
  • Sole trader similar
    Veterinary services · since 2013
  • marchant similar
    Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1974
  • Sole trader similar
    Veterinary services · since 1992
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Event catering · since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    Plastering work · since 1988
  • Other specialised construction activities · Jabbeke · since 2016
  • Sole trader similar
    Mixed farming · since 1978
  • Sole trader similar
    Roofing work · since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    Logging · since 1990
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of antiques · since 2019
  • Sole trader similar
    Other construction installation · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1997
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1973
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1978
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1981
  • Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Overijse · since 2003
  • Sole trader similar
    since 1991
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2008

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