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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Waterloo · since 1981
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Diepenbeek · since 2000
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1991
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Other printing · Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Merbes-le-Château · since 1989
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of C.M.J. CREATIONS · Other legal services · Brussel · since 1990
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 1992
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Manufacture of beer · since 2019
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Finishing of textiles · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Aarschot · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Other printing · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Event catering · Zaventem · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Site preparation · Maldegem · since 2015
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Alveringem · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Vorst · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Boom · since 2018
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2000
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2020
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2020
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kortemark · since 2021
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Joinery installation · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · Roeselare · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of MMSB · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Veurne · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Houthulst · since 2012
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Painting of buildings · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2005
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Michel Govaerts · Detailhandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Merksplas · since 2020
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Other specialised design activities · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van platen, vellen, buizen en profielen van kunststof · since 1996
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Vorst · since 2017
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Groothandel in behang, verf en woningtextiel · Asse · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Dendermonde · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Lebbeke · since 2022
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Other business support services · Diest · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Painting of buildings · Schilde · since 2018