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.
“Ness”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of TERRWELL · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Zele · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Berlare · since 2021
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Pont-à-Celles · since 2021
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Zele · since 2021
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mechelen · since 2015
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Beersel · since 2015
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Other education · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Vorst · since 2018
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Gent · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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Manufacture of other wood products · Lasne · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Kruisem · since 2007
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2017
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Brussel · since 1994
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tournai · since 1995
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Abbreviation of RUTTEN - NEW ENERGY SYSTEM · Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Herstal · since 2012
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Floreffe · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lille · since 2018
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Abbreviation of NEVER ENDING STORY · Production of cinema films · Evere · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kruisem · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Nouvelle Economie Solidaire · Meix-devant-Virton · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2011
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Other education · since 2025
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Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Schaarbeek · since 1999
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Riemst · since 2025
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Computer programming · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 1998
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Activities of building architects · since 2013
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Kaprijke · since 2018
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Other information service activities · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van machines voor de productie van voedings- en genotmiddelen · since 1978
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Name of an establishment · Painting of buildings · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Namur · since 2020
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Plumbing work · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Herzele · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 1991
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zoersel · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Tremelo · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2024
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Support activities for crop production · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2025
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Nepal European Sports Club België · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2026