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.
“NANS”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · since 1997
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Edegem · since 2016
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other membership organisations · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2017
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Jette · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brugge · since 2006
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Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of CHINESE GEMEENSCHAP DER INGEZETENEN IN BELGIE VAN NANHAI-SHUNDE - FEDERATION DES RESSORTISSANTS CHINOIS DE NANHAI-SHUNDE EN BELGIQUE · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · Gent · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of GHISLAIN 1994 · Full-service restaurants · Mouscron · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Diest · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Charleroi · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2015
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Charleroi · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Roeselare · since 2022
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Other business support services · Stabroek · since 2022
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of D&S Event · Cafés and bars · Namur · since 2023
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Lier · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Londerzeel · since 2009
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1978
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2025
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other construction installation · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of NANA AMPARO · Computer programming · Gent · since 2026
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Other business support services · Aalst · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2016
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2023
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2005
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Cafés and bars · Hotton · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Schoten · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of SHOTO · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2010