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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Braine-le-Comte · since 2024
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Hoegaarden · since 2010
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2020
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Veterinary services · Sint-Truiden · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Schaarbeek · since 2023
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Other building finishing work · Maasmechelen · since 2010
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Anderlecht · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · since 2012
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Mixed farming · since 2002
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Psychology services · since 1981
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Joinery installation · since 2012
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Bernissart · since 1998
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Other photographic activities · Deinze · since 2010
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Quiévrain · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of One Nine Four · Cafés and bars · Zonhoven · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hasselt · since 2023
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Lokeren · since 2007
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since 1992
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Event catering · since 2011
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since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2012
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General electrical installation work · Brugge · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Turnhout · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of ALFI · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Waterloo · since 1977
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Employment placement agencies · Wijnegem · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Kasterlee · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of PERFORMANSEA · Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2019
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Pet boarding · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2014
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2025
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since 1987
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Kippenkwekerijen · since 1997
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · since 2010
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since 1985
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Finishing of textiles · since 2025
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since 2026
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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since 2001
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Other construction installation · since 2014