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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2003
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Anderlecht · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kampenhout · since 2005
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Grez-Doiceau · since 1991
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Groothandel in ruwe plantaardige en dierlijke oliën en vetten · Dilbeek · since 2024
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Etterbeek · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1975
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Aarschot · since 2011
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Beringen · since 1987
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Bouillon · since 2015
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Ukkel · since 2025
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Computer programming · Bonheiden · since 2014
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Groothandel in werkkleding · Seraing · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Wevelgem · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Zedelgem · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dendermonde · since 2019
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Literary creation · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Detailhandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Anderlecht · since 2011
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Leuven · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2006
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Brussel · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1978
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Jabbeke · since 1987
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2010