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.
“Mathys, Luc”
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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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2015
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since 1986
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General construction of residential buildings · Evergem · since 1988
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Inland freight water transport · since 2009
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · since 2014
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Literary creation · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1985
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since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2005
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · since 1979
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Cafés and bars · since 2009
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2013
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since 2000
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since 1985
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Other retail sale of food · since 2024
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since 2025
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Other business support services · Keerbergen · since 2018
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2025
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Floor and wall tiling · Dendermonde · since 1998
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since 2001
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Inland freight water transport · since 2003
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · since 1976
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Sports and recreation education · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lochristi · since 2020
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since 1989
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since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2009
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since 1996
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 2004
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Support activities for crop production · since 2004
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · since 2012
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since 2007
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2023
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Support activities for crop production · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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since 2026