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Is your company name already in the register?

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Ombelets, Tim”

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.

  • Sole trader same name
    Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2008
  • Sole trader very similar
    Computer programming · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2025
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Other personal services · since 2024
  • Sole trader similar
    Full-service restaurants · since 1986
  • Sole trader similar
    Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 1996
  • Sole trader similar
    Other specialised construction activities · since 2000
  • Sole trader similar
    Landscape service activities · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 2011
  • Sole trader similar
    Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2025
  • Sole trader similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1987
  • Sole trader similar
    Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    since 2025

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