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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Harelbeke · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2018
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Ninove · since 1990
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Development of residential building projects · Poperinge · since 1997
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Genk · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Herk-de-Stad · since 2014
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Oostende · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Poperinge · since 2020
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Retail sale of bicycles · Brugge · since 2006
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Plastering work · Zonnebeke · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · De Haan · since 2024
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Trade name of DRS-Automotive · Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · Oostkamp · since 2025
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Other construction installation · Aartselaar · since 2022
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Evergem · since 1993
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Name of an establishment of OPSINOX · Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1995
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Freight transport by road · Geraardsbergen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zwevegem · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Activities of notaries · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Sound recording · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lommel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Project North · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2025
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Diest · since 1984
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Other specialised construction activities · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1994
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · Zoutleeuw · since 1999
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Wingene · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Brugge · since 1974