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
30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Charleroi · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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since 2013
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1995
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2023
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Support activities for animal production · since 2024
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2024
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Literary creation · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2016
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2025
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since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2021
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2026
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2023
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2021
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 2008
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Event catering · since 2024
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2012
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other construction installation · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Other building finishing work · Elsene · since 2011
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Jette · since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Turnhout · since 2026
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Activities of independent sportspeople · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2025
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Enghien · since 1999
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
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since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Grimbergen · since 2024