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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Halle · since 1997
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE TRADUCTION YVES LETOT · Translation services · Mons · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of J.M.F. ROOSEN · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2001
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Other building finishing work · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
Names that resemble it 7 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · Wetteren · since 2023
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Interior design · Genk · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of STORE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2026
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Detailhandel in lederwaren en reisartikelen · Tienen · since 1988