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.
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 1981
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Name of an establishment of Maaltijden Pascal · Event catering · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2002
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Joinery installation · since 1999
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2004
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Aalst · since 1992
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Plumbing work · since 2024
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since 1990
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Other human health activities · since 2026
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since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2010
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since 2007
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since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Real estate agency activities · since 1992
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Land surveying · since 2008
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General electrical installation work · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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Fokken en houden van kamelen en andere kameelachtigen · since 2025
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2026