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
26 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2009
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General cleaning of buildings · Anderlecht · since 2022
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Oostrozebeke · since 1989
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Aalst · since 1990
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Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1995
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Torhout · since 2001
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Namur · since 2001
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Inland freight water transport · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Robin vzw · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brussel · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Site preparation · Oostrozebeke · since 2019
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Other social work without accommodation · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Zele · since 2022
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2023
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Other business support services · Keerbergen · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Zaventem · since 2012
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2005
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Heers · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Zelzate · since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Aalter · since 2007
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Real estate agency activities · Harelbeke · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 1998
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van andere machines voor specifieke doeleinden n.e.g. · since 2026
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Brussel · since 1971
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 1977
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 1988
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Merksplas · since 1992
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 1987
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Handel in elektriciteit · Veurne · since 2019
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Other legal services · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van andere producten van kunststof · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Plastering work · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2008
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Bekkevoort · since 2006
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Gent · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1946
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Abbreviation of Rohr und Anlagen Bau · Essen/Ruhr · since 1969
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since 1982
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Abbreviation of REGIONALE OMROEP BRABANT · Samenstellen en uitzenden van televisieprogramma’s en distributie van video’s · Leuven · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ranst · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Neupré · since 1998
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2014
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Event catering · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of RIJENSE ONDERHOUDSERVICE BELGIË · Bricklaying and masonry work · Kalmthout · since 2009
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2025
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Schoten · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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since 2011