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.
“P. Proost”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Berlaar · since 2023
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Brecht · since 1987
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Activities of interior architects · Aalter · since 2014
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Inzameling van gevaarlijk afval · since 1988
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Event catering · Kasterlee · since 2015
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Support activities for crop production · Zemst · since 2020
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van producten van vlees of van vlees van gevogelte · Lille · since 2000
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Forging of metal · since 2020
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Retail sale of footwear · Ninove · since 1991
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · Berlaar · since 2017
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Reparatie en onderhoud van schoeisel en lederwaren · Arendonk · since 1999
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Day nurseries and crèches · Elsene · since 2013
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Other construction installation · since 2013
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Vermogensbeheer · Holsbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Percussive Productions · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Vorst · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Grobbendonk · since 2005
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Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · Lanaken · since 2024