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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Rotterdam · since 1992
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Brugge · since 1979
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Charleroi · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1982
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Reproductie van opgenomen media · Antwerpen · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Ans · since 2012
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Computer programming · since 2001
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ganshoren · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Abbreviation of NEW ALL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT · Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · Londerzeel · since 1994
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Advertising agencies · Grez-Doiceau · since 2005
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Malle · since 2023
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2018
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Izegem · since 2019
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Physiotherapy · Brussel · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2024
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Physiotherapy · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ukkel · since 2026
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Liège · since 1984
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Full-service restaurants · Rotselaar · since 2024
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Liège · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Morlanwelz · since 2017
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Plumbing work · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Advertising agencies · since 2000
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of WIMKO · Coating of metals · Boom · since 2005
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Abbreviation of NEWART PRODUCTIONS · Productie van televisiefilms · Schaarbeek · since 2007
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2007
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · since 2013
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Retail sale of antiques · Hooglede · since 2015