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.
“OD Retail”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Awans · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Keerbergen · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortemark · since 2023
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Other building finishing work · Schelle · since 2005
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Youth work associations · Namur · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2007
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Retail sale of footwear · Antwerpen · since 1971
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Grimbergen · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Kaprijke · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2023
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Name of ONBOARD RETAIL · Non-specialised wholesale trade · DUBLIN · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 1988
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Zandhoven · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brecht · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2015