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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lievegem · since 1989
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 1993
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brugge · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brugge · since 1899
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Floor and wall tiling · Hoogstraten · since 2022
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · since 1985
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Turnhout · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Berlare · since 1992
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Lochristi · since 1993
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Hoeilaart · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wanze · since 2010
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Other membership organisations · Herzele · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Blankenberge · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Turnhout · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Bike Project · Retail sale of bicycles · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Other retail sale of new goods · Moorslede · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Aalter · since 1953
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Charleroi · since 1974
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Oudergem · since 1989
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Combined facilities support activities · Westerlo · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of VERLOTRANS · Freight transport by road · Lichtervelde · since 2014
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Other retail sale of new goods · Dilbeek · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026