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.
“REDACTA”
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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Advertising agencies · Eupen · since 1997
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Kortrijk · since 2004
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · since 2026
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Tournai · since 1948
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Activities of holding companies · Waterloo · since 2020
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Namur · since 2026
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Aartselaar · since 2002
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Leuven · since 1990
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Niklaas · since 1983
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Removal services · since 1995
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Perwez · since 2020
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Wholesale of machine tools · Sint-Niklaas · since 1951
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Anderlecht · since 1991
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Abbreviation of GROUPE SPELEO REDAN · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Jette · since 2001
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Roofing work · Ingelmunster · since 2021
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Jette · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Kuurne · since 2025
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Computer programming · Vilvoorde · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Anderlues · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023