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.
“NIAL”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Knokke-Heist · since 1990
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Braine-le-Comte · since 2000
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Mechelen · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Nos Iungit Academia · Leuven · since 1961
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Groothandel in metalen en metaalertsen · Wavre · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Moerbeke (Waas) · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wemmel · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Overijse · since 2005
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of National and International Adoption Organisation · Gent · since 1983
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ravels · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Beauvechain · since 2019
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Oupeye · since 2021
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Kortenberg · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Lievegem · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2013
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Non-specialised wholesale trade
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2000
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2024