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.
“Obin”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Zonnebeke · since 2016
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Groothandel in veevoeders · Wervik · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of 4 E · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Waregem · since 2006
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Mixed farming · since 1991
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Mixed farming · since 2012
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · since 2025
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since 2025
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Gent · since 1998
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Ukkel · since 2015
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Forging of metal · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 2022
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SAINT GALMIER · since 1990
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Abbreviation of OPSLAG BEDRIJF IZEGEM · Warehousing and storage · Wingene · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2026
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Evergem · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Oosthoekmaatschappij voor Beheer van Immobiliën · Real estate agency activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1985
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oud-Heverlee · since 1986
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Abbreviation of OOSTDUINKERKSE BOUW EN IMMOBILIEN MAATSCHAPPIJ · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Koksijde · since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2017
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Truiden · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Gavere · since 2011
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Wielsbeke · since 2008
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Computer programming · Liège · since 2025
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 1987
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Trade name of EDITION LIMITEE · Retail sale of lighting equipment · Charleroi · since 1989
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Oostrozebeke · since 1989
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1995
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Ninove · since 1995
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Real estate agency activities · Middelkerke · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of JOB'IN GUICHET D'ENTREPRISE · Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 1998
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Torhout · since 2001
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Namur · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Robin vzw · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2015
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Site preparation · Oostrozebeke · since 2019
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Other social work without accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Zele · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2023
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Development of residential building projects · Zaventem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · since 1979
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Heers · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zelzate · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 1998