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
28 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Development of residential building projects · Wemmel · since 1992
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Malle · since 1998
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Other education · Berlare · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · since 1992
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Full-service restaurants · since 1968
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Business and other management consultancy · Kalmthout · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Riemst · since 2023
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Antwerpen · since 1979
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Oostende · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1981
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Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2021
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Middelkerke · since 2025
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Oostende · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of Farys · Winning, behandeling en distributie van water · Gent · since 1923
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Abbreviation of Neptunus Watersportvereniging · Mechelen · since 1938
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Other printing · Blankenberge · since 1987
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Performing arts by independent artists · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2024
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Sint-Truiden · since 1994
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Zonhoven · since 1979
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Name of an establishment of THE SOFICS COMPANY · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2019
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Jette · since 2018
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · since 1993
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Middelkerke · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1997
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Literary creation · since 2020
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Middelkerke · since 1988
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · La Louvière · since 1989
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Anderlues · since 1996
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Abbreviation of NEPTUNE ANS NATATION · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Ans · since 2014
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 1992
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1995
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · since 1995
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Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2004
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1989
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Groothandel in schoeisel · Ukkel · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mouscron · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Roeselare · since 2007
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Other information technology and computer services · Lievegem · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2021
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 1999
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Development of residential building projects · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2018
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Courcelles · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Chaudfontaine · since 2004