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.
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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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2026
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Vrachtbehandeling in zeehavens · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Wetteren · since 2025
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2000
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Other business support services · Chatillon · since 2018
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Performing arts by independent artists · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Damme · since 1973
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Bekkevoort · since 1997
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75015 · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of BRUGS TRANSITIE PLATFORM · Other business support services · Brugge · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2017
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Jabbeke · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2012
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Asse · since 2007
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Deinze · since 2008
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Nivelles · since 2023
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · since 2026
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Oudenaarde · since 1952