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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1995
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Other education · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of North-East-Africa-Safari · Brussel · since 1968
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Development of residential building projects · Hasselt · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Koekelare · since 2016
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Elsene · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anzegem · since 2020
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Eupen · since 2021
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Computer programming · Enghien · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Lendelede · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of IMPORGEST · Activities of holding companies · Namur · since 1973
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of DECLERCK · Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Neupré · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of YUNITY · Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2013
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Other building finishing work · since 1993
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Cafés and bars · Zaventem · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · La Louvière · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Zoersel · since 2010
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Courcelles · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of MACH&CIE · Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Rebecq · since 2003
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2024
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2024
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Abbreviation of NIJKERK ELECTRONICS · Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of LE NOUVEL ESPOIR · Brussel · since 2016
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1986
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Abbreviation of North End · Malle · since 2019
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Raising of other animals · since 2023