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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1989
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Ukkel · since 1974
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1974
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2014
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Other business support services · Roeselare · since 2021
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · Chaudfontaine · since 2026
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Hulshout · since 1981
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Fernelmont · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2007
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Namur - Europe - Wallonie · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Namur · since 1988
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Liège · since 1989
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Abbreviation of NIEUWE EIGEN WONING · Development of non-residential building projects · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Chaudfontaine · since 1976
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1985
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Andenne · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 1989
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Other specialised construction activities · Fretin · since 2008
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Raising of horses and other equines · Villers-la-Ville · since 2010
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1986
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Office administrative and support services · Brussel · since 2025
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Genappe · since 2013
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Elsene · since 1983
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Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Beersel · since 1983
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1998
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · Geraardsbergen · since 1998
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Freight transport by road · Amay · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2021
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Roofing work · Genappe · since 2022
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Hasselt · since 2005
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brasschaat · since 2024