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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Dendermonde · since 1986
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Houthulst · since 2024
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Insurance agents and brokers · Lierde · since 2017
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Floor and wall tiling · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2016
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Coating of metals · Hamont-Achel · since 2017
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Race of Nations · Begijnendijk · since 2019
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Anzegem · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lochristi · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Other business support services · Lommel · since 2023
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Deinze · since 1970
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Other technical testing and analysis · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Maasmechelen · since 1994
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Anderlecht · since 1999
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Zwevegem · since 2002
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · Stabroek · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of KD · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Blankenberge · since 2015
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Other retail sale of food · since 1974
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Office administrative and support services · Pelt · since 2019
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Knokke-Heist · since 2009
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Charleroi · since 2020
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2009
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Other specialised construction activities · Ninove · since 2010
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Namur · since 2004
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Cafés and bars · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mol · since 2025
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Other sports activities · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2026
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Oudenaarde · since 2015
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Asse · since 2021
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Growing of flowers · Anderlecht · since 1992
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2014
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1968