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.
“RI Trading”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · since 2015
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sankt Vith · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of DR Trading · Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 1976
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Bree · since 1989
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Verviers · since 1998
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Geel · since 2001
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of LOONWERKEN R.S. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Houthulst · since 2017
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of EGE FOOD · Wholesale of other food products · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Roofing work · Overijse · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Verhuur en lease van vrachtwagens · Arendonk · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2007
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Brugge · since 2007
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2025
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Groothandel in spijsoliën en -vetten · since 2026
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of CCRI · Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · La Louvière · since 1996
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Groothandel in aardappelproducten · Ranst · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · Grâce-Hollogne · since 1999
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Abbreviation of WILLY FIERAIN INTERNATIONAL TRADING · Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Ellezelles · since 2001
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2001
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2019
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Ganshoren · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Aartselaar · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Berlare · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · since 2023
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Machining of metals · Brussel · since 2011
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Liège · since 2012
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van kurk, riet of vlechtwerk · Tielt · since 2003
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Retail sale of household furniture · Zemst · since 2007
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Schaarbeek · since 2008
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Other retail sale of food · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1988
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2011
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · since 2023
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Retail sale of bicycles · Sint-Truiden · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2013
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Freight transport by road · Frasnes-lez-Anvaing · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 1997
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · since 2016
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2010
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2008