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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 1976
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Activities of holding companies · Grez-Doiceau · since 2024
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Other information technology and computer services · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Alkmaar · since 2017
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Huize Tordale · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Torhout · since 1984
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 1999
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2023
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Evere · since 1995
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Asse · since 2026
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Insurance agents and brokers · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Herstal · since 2018
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Retail sale of household furniture · Liège · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of OPTIMA BELGIQUE - BELGIE · Uitgeven van kranten · Lasne · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Toneelgroep Optima · Wommelgem · since 1991
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Vilvoorde · since 1995
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since 1999
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1992
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kampenhout · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · Opwijk · since 2005
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Aalst · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Willebroek · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Liège · since 2023
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Ninove · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Seraing · since 1987
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Wetteren · since 1988
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Schelle · since 1990
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Rebecq · since 1996
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Beringen · since 2000
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Demolition · Destelbergen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2019
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Other construction installation · Vilvoorde · since 2020
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Grobbendonk · since 2022
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Wevelgem · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Oupeye · since 2009
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Koksijde · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Laakdal · since 2005
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Combined facilities support activities · Ittre · since 2024
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tienen · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Real estate agency activities · Braine-le-Château · since 1989
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Gent · since 2012
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 1991
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · since 2020