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.
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2021
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Integrale jeugdhulp met huisvesting · Tournai · since 1964
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Esneux · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2012
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Gent · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Vosselaar · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2025
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · Waregem · since 2025
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Event catering · since 2026
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Other business support services · Herve · since 2016
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Rotselaar · since 1996
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Sprimont · since 1994
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Groothandel in veevoeders · Oostkamp · since 2002
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Name of BY NINA · Other education · Genk · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Zele · since 2018
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Trade name of B & A · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Truiden · since 2022
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Real estate appraisal on a fee or contract basis · Maaseik · since 2022
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ESCH ALZETTE · since 1997
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Veurne · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Merchtem · since 2026
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 1989
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Truiden · since 1995
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Other business support services · Tervuren · since 2023
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Koksijde · since 2005
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Office administrative and support services · since 2017
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Construction of roads and motorways · since 2018
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Psychology services · Brasschaat · since 2004