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.
“Patrick Proost”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Risk and damage evaluation · De Haan · since 1997
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Joinery installation · since 1999
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 1978
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General construction of residential buildings · Hoogstraten · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Groothandel in levende dieren, muv levend vee · Menen · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of SCHRAUWEN · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Kalmthout · since 2009
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Brecht · since 1987
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Activities of interior architects · Aalter · since 2014
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Inzameling van gevaarlijk afval · since 1988
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Event catering · Kasterlee · since 2015
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Support activities for crop production · Zemst · since 2020
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2008
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2002
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Koksijde · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anzegem · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Zulte · since 2025
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2000
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Literary creation · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van houten emballage · since 1987
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Mixed farming · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of De Neef Groep · Activities of holding companies · Herenthout · since 2022
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Other business support services · since 2022
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News agency activities · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of RYVE · Other retail sale of food · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Eeklo · since 2019
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Tourist information services · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Vunwee & co · Vermogensbeheer · Orp-Jauche · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Plombières · since 2022
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Machining of metals · since 2023
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Other education · since 2011
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Plumbing work · Aywaille · since 2008