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
54 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Borgloon · since 2008
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Mixed farming · since 1981
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Computer programming · since 2019
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Activities of lawyers · since 1990
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2010
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Physiotherapy · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Wholesale of live animals · Kortenaken · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1988
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Beauvechain · since 2012
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Hove · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van metalen deuren en vensters · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of RIGO PLANTS · Other retail sale of new goods · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1990
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Other education · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2023
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since 2006
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2012
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2006
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Mixed farming · since 2024
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since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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since 1993
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since 1994
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Detailhandel in sanitaire artikelen en sanitair installatiemateriaal · since 2018
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Activities of building architects · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · since 2020
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since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2009
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2024
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Raising of other animals · since 2009
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since 1985
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1985
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Other education · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1993
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Real estate agency activities · since 2023
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 2025
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Socio-cultural adult education · since 2026
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1998
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2025
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2020
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Pelt · since 2011
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Schoten · since 1968
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Joinery installation · Schilde · since 2017
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Roofing work · Laakdal · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2010
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Joinery installation · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Elsene · since 2001
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Maasmechelen · since 2015
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Eeklo · since 2003