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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Lessines · since 1997
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Name of an establishment of L & E · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2010
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Stein · since 2005
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Aachen · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Neufchâteau · since 2020
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Machining of metals · Charleroi · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 1993
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Warehousing and storage · Beersel · since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Erpe-Mere · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1988
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Stekene · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of KARIN VEREECKEN · Detailhandel in kledingstoffen · Destelbergen · since 1998
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Aalst · since 2001
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2017
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 2013
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Manufacture of other wood products · Ronse · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Pepingen · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Plastering work · since 2012
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Abbreviation of RASSEMBLEMENT AFRICAIN POUR UN MEILLEUR AVENIR · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Evere · since 2025
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Gent · since 1978
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Evergem · since 1987
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Overige diensten in verband met het maken van geluidsopnamen · Evergem · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2012
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Specialist medical practice · Mons · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 1973
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Joinery installation · Eeklo · since 1974
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Name of an establishment of RAMHORECA · Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · Quaregnon · since 1992
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Beringen · since 2012
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Farciennes · since 2015
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Kraainem · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · As · since 2023
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since 1983
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Oupeye · since 2026
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2008
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Waremme · since 1987
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General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 2021