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.
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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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Mol · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Baseball en Softball Vereniging Nstars · Lommel · since 2011
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Interior design · since 2014
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2025
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Abbreviation of SAFETY TOOLS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGY · Wholesale of machine tools · Aartselaar · since 1982
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Lasne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE THEATRES POUR L'ACHAT ET LA RESERVATION DE TICKETS - SAMENWERKENDE THEATERS VOOR AANKOOP EN DE RESERVATIE VAN TICKETS · Brussel · since 1987
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Artos · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Etterbeek · since 1999
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Abbreviation of FONDS D'INVESTISSEMENT DANS LES ENTREPRISES CULTURELLES "St'art" · Activiteiten van geldmarkt- en niet-geldmarktbeleggingsfondsen · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Performing arts by independent artists · Leuven · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Quaregnon · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Middelkerke · since 2016
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Abbreviation of UStart Belgium · Waterloo · since 2016
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Roeselare · since 1991
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · La Louvière · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2005
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Support activities for crop production · since 2007
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Verhuur en exploitatie van sociale woningen · Tielt · since 1923
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Office administrative and support services · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Finishing of textiles · since 2017
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Abbreviation of THEATRE ARTS · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Etterbeek · since 2023