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.
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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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · Vorst · since 2004
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Youth work associations · Schaarbeek · since 1971
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Trade name of C.J.N.S. · Joinery installation · Haacht · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of IMAGE DE MARC · News agency activities · Gembloux · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Helan Kinderopvang · Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Schaarbeek · since 2014
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2018
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2002
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2022
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Nazareth-De Pinte · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Alken · since 2024
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van psychotherapie · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2026
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
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Haacht · since 1999
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Zedelgem · since 1987
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lommel · since 2020
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Aalst · since 1995