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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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mortsel · since 2025
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Herzele · since 2025
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since 2003
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Painting of buildings · since 2009
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2016
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Les Bons Villers · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · Oud-Turnhout · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of FPJ GROEP · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Waasmunster · since 2017
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Gent · since 2020
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Site preparation · Braives · since 2006
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Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Operation of fairground attractions · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of APPLE ENTERPRISES · Full-service restaurants · Hamme (Vl.) · since 1982
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General medical practice · Hemiksem · since 1999
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Other specialised design activities · Zottegem · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ciney · since 2019
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Joinery installation · Stekene · since 1978
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1983
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Activiteiten van botanische tuinen en dierentuinen · since 2012
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Mixed farming · De Haan · since 1994
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since 2015
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1992
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Logistics services · since 2018
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Ooms Tank Transporten CV · Groot-Ammers · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Organ Transplant Team · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2016
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Abbreviation of OTOTEN ASBL · Visual arts creation · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Office du Tourisme de la ville de Tubize · Tubize · since 2023
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Abbreviation of OLYMPIC TOURNAI TEAM · Operation of sports facilities · Tournai · since 2011
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Abbreviation of One2Tri Team · Sports and recreation education · Wavre · since 2024
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Boom · since 1964
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since 2003
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Day nurseries and crèches · Alveringem · since 2020
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Psychology services · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Association familiale de Potter · Lasne · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Verviers · since 2004
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Maarkedal · since 1997