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.
“Proost, Inge”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2018
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2009
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2015
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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 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Niklaas · since 1990
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Vermogensbeheer · Holsbeek · since 2015
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Grobbendonk · since 2005
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Event catering · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 1989
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Sports and recreation education · since 2013
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since 1997
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2018
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2020
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2011
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2012
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2012
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Freight transport by road · since 2008
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Physiotherapy · since 2026
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since 2026