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.
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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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Rondreizend Iconisch Onderwijs · Tienen · since 1950
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Full-service restaurants · since 1978
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1986
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · since 1983
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Cafés and bars · since 1996
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Zottegem · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of IF YOU KNOW YOU KNOW · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2025
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Bouw van rioleringen · Schoten · since 2024
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Delaware 19810-New Castle County · since 1998
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Activities of head offices · Dentergem · since 2023
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Other education · since 2009
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Socio-cultural adult education · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other business support services · Brugge · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Régionale Informatie Overdrachts Organisatie Limburg · Uitzenden van radioprogramma’s en distributie van audio · Beringen · since 1981
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Groothandel in afval en schroot, n.e.g. · Gent · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2016
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1995
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Tielt-Winge · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of RIONS BELGIË · Construction of roads and motorways · Lanaken · since 2009
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Afvalwaterafvoer · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2011
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Other business support services · Herent · since 2025
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Bouw van rioleringen · Lier · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1980
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Abbreviation of Rekreatie-Investering · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 1982
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Abbreviation of RESIDENTIAL INVEST · Lessines · since 1996
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2022
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Turnhout · since 1989
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Seraing · since 1979
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Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2021