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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 1989
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ukkel · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Anderlecht · since 2018
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Antwerpen · since 2019
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Walhain · since 2002
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Harelbeke · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Nazar Vrouwenvereniging · Genk · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 2019
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Vorst · since 2004
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Ukkel · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of H.I.B. - BXL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2007
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Abbreviation of NAZCA Organisation · Herstal · since 2008
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Salar & Samir · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Putte · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kontich · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BWD Hydraulic Seeding Ltd · Manmouthshire · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of MEDISCO LAB IMPORT EXPORT · Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of INTERNACIONAL INFORMACION TRADE CENTRO S.L. · News agency activities · Madrid · since 1991
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Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Gent · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of DVBiz · Other education · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Abbreviation of NEEMA · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of NovoClean · Soignies · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BOUCHERIE N.A. · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sambreville · since 2021
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Abbreviation of NAMUR SPORTS · Namur · since 2023
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Abbreviation of NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS · Balen · since 2009
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2011
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2021
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Abbreviation of TOKUE Inc. · Aichi · since 1969
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Hairdressing and barber services · Maasmechelen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Nachtarbeit · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Kortrijk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of New Art Academy · Wavre · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Nurse@Affligem · Podiatry and foot care · Affligem · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · since 2025
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2016
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Schaarbeek · since 1997
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Trade name of N.A. Algemeen Bouwbedrijf · General construction of residential buildings · Hasselt · since 2018