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.
“PRO ANTWERP”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Baikou · Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of ALEXAM · Nutrition and dietetics services · Hove · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Bewerken van diamant · Antwerpen · since 2006
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of PROFO · Integrale jeugdhulp zonder huisvesting · Brussel · since 2006
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Elsene · since 2020
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of 18 · Detailhandel in overig textiel · Knokke-Heist · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Pro Velo - Institut de Recherche et de Promotion du Vélo - Pro Velo - Instituut voor Onderzoek en Promotie van de Fiets · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Elsene · since 1992
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Abbreviation of PRAKTIJK VOOR PARODONTOLOGIE EN IMPLANTOLOGIE ANTWERPEN · Dental practice · Schoten · since 2009
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Schilde · since 1983
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · since 2013
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Other construction installation · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · Peer · since 2001
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 1985
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Waregem · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Brasschaat · since 2009
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Tourist information services · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Mortsel · since 2026
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2020