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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gent · since 2021
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Retail sale of games and toys · Theux · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of ADRENALINE - EVENTS · Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Stavelot · since 1999
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Retail sale of bicycles · Celles (lez-Tournai) · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Riemst · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Retail Concepts · Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 1977
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Other business support services · Zutendaal · since 2015
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Durbuy · since 2020
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Deerlijk · since 2021
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Other business support services · since 2022
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Football clubs · Zottegem · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Limbourg · since 2023
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Other education · since 2025
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2025
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Gent · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Wavre · since 2012
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · since 2022
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Activities of company auditors · Schoten · since 2010
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Pajottegem · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Spa · since 2015
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since 2024