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.
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Name of an establishment of Gemeente Kapellen · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Kapellen · since 1968
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1988
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2024
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Boom · since 2003
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Real estate agency activities · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2000
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Site preparation · since 2020
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Event catering · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Royal Park Tennis Club Brasschaat · Activiteiten van tennisclubs · Brasschaat · since 1955
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Name of an establishment of FLAMINGO EVENTS · Retail sale of automotive fuel · Knokke-Heist · since 2002
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Activiteiten van botanische tuinen en dierentuinen · Balen · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2023
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of WEMMEL SQUARE · Full-service restaurants · Wemmel · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of P&GO · Other construction installation · Brugge · since 1999
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Lasne · since 2017
Names that resemble it 43 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Temse · since 1993
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2022
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Ingelmunster · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · Ternat · since 2011
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Kortrijk · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Rixensart · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Paix et Réconciliation · Oudergem · since 1997
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Abbreviation of POOL ANESTHESIOLOGIE - REANIMATION · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2001
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2016
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Computer programming · Elsene · since 2019
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Gent · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of ITNERA · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2009
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Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · since 2004
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Installatie van duurzame elektrische installaties · Schilde · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zaventem · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Vondels · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Ieper · since 1975
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Ukkel · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Curacao · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of CASTELEIN · Removal services · Veurne · since 1996
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Waregem · since 2002
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Lasne · since 2012
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Psychology services · since 2015
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Deelvereniging van Mede-eigenaars van het gebouw Parking Oostmalsesteenweg 50 te Ranst · Ranst · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2018
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MONDORF-LES-BAINS · since 2005
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Computer programming · Holsbeek · since 2024
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General medical practice · Leuven · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Oudenaarde · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oudenaarde · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Sardische Hulp-en Ontspanningsvereniging van Limburg Grazia Deledda · Cafés and bars · Genk · since 1970
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Painting of buildings · Gent · since 1985
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Abbreviation of POUR LA PROMOTION DE L'ARTISANAT RURAL ET INDUSTRIEL · Etterbeek · since 1986
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Abbreviation of PROPERTIES AND ARTS COMPANY · since 1993
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Grobbendonk · since 1995
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Herselt · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Patrimoine et accueil religieux Crupétois · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Assesse · since 2016
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Abbreviation of PARO Laak · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2011
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2021
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Zutendaal · since 2020