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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Gent · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Retie · since 1976
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Charleroi · since 1997
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Zoetermeer · since 2007
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1997
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Oostende · since 2008
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Merchtem · since 1990
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Office administrative and support services · Aartselaar · since 1995
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Other business support services · Brasschaat · since 2001
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Other cleaning activities · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Halle · since 1952
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since 1988
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Abbreviation of OPTIMALE RECREATIEVE en FEESTELIJKE EVENEMENTEN SERVICE · Full-service restaurants · Kasterlee · since 1989
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Liège · since 2020
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Office Royal du Tourisme d'Erezée · Tourist information services · Erezée · since 1953
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Dental practice · Cerfontaine · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2016
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Ukkel · since 2018
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Waasmunster · since 2005
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Hoeilaart · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ATHLETICS TEAM · Sports and recreation education · Halle · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Kortemark · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of IDE Olivier - IDE Marc · Inland freight water transport · Ranst · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Lummen · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2025
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Vilvoorde · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Abbreviation of OHEY RACING TEAM · Ohey · since 2013
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Joinery installation · Aubel · since 2000