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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2004
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Oostende · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · since 2007
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Hasselt · since 2014
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Claes Connect · Other amusement and recreation activities · Aartselaar · since 2016
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2021
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Antwerpen · since 2010
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Performing arts by independent artists · Pont-à-Celles · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Boxing Factory Events & Promo · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · BORN · since 2025
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Oostende · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2026
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Somme-Leuze · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of M.POP CLEAN · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Meise · since 1997
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Aalst · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · Oudenaarde · since 2003
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Abbreviation of PARADISE EVENTS · Courcelles · since 2013
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since 2015
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2000
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2014
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Advertising agencies · Virton · since 2009
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · since 2011
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Flémalle · since 2006
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since 1994
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1998
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Kalmthout · since 2015
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2020
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · Trois-Ponts · since 2012
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Pelt · since 2014
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Holsbeek · since 2015
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Diepenbeek · since 2016
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2020
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Liège · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2022
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Brugge · since 2008
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2008
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Event catering · Huldenberg · since 2008
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2025
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Lede · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2020
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Brussel · since 1986
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Maaseik · since 2019
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Pajottegem · since 1993