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.
“POPPOL”
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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Kortrijk · since 2017
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2005
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Event catering · Vorst · since 2018
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Activiteiten van gecertificeerde belastingadviseurs · Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brecht · since 1984
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Joinery installation · Geel · since 2020
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Other education · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Blégny · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 1995
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Berlare · since 1987
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Waasmunster · since 1997
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2013
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Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2014
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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Event catering · since 2023
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Other business support services · Lokeren · since 2020
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Leuven · since 2022
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Event catering · since 2022
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2024
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of Wolf's Adventure · Computer programming · Gent · since 2024
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Veterinary services · Lille · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2014
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Veterinary services · Hasselt · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortemark · since 2011
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Willebroek · since 2008
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Mortsel · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2009