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.
“Paris”
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
37 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Evergem · since 2013
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Other retail sale of food · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2016
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1989
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PARIS · since 2000
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Schilde · since 1991
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Wommelgem · since 2012
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Hasselt · since 2014
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Performing arts by independent artists · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Abbreviation of PARENT INTER SITTER · Other education · Liège · since 2009
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since 2014
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1987
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Mouscron · since 1986
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Market research and public opinion polling · Brugge · since 1989
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Photography, excluding press photography · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2000
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Vocational training · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Kampenhout · since 2022
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Trade name of Nancy’s Broodjeshuis · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Other human health activities · since 2025
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ath · since 1987
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since 1990
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of NoNa · Hairdressing and barber services · Maldegem · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen · since 2022
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2012
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Verviers · since 2006
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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General cleaning of buildings · Brugge · since 2024
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since 2011
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Mixed farming · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of EF Pharma · Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2015
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of RUYS SPRL · Cafés and bars · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1993
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of POUR LA PROMOTION DE L'ARTISANAT RURAL ET INDUSTRIEL · Etterbeek · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Pédagogies actives, recherches et initiatives · Youth work associations · Liège · since 1989
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Activities of holding companies · Beringen · since 2023
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · Brasschaat · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brugge · since 1987
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Jette · since 1991
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Wholesale of machine tools · Awans · since 1991
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Other information technology and computer services · Zedelgem · since 2000
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Joinery installation · Zottegem · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · De Haan · since 2016
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Kuurne · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Diest · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DEAL · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 1984
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since 2019
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2022
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2011
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2020