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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Gent · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Truiden · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of PDK FASHION · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Truiden · since 2012
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of RODEK · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Sint-Truiden · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
Names that resemble it 57 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 1999
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Lommel · since 1988
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van veevoeders · Schoten · since 2010
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since 1976
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Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1981
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Laarne · since 1990
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since 1993
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · Zwevegem · since 1984
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Oudenburg · since 1997
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General construction of residential buildings · Rebecq · since 2013
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Machining of metals · Arendonk · since 2013
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Tyre services · since 1998
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since 2022
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since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · since 2005
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Materials recovery from waste · since 2006
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since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2010
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Joinery installation · since 2014
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2014
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since 1996
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since 2019
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Literary creation · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · since 2005
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since 2005
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Computer programming · since 2023
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since 2025
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2012
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hulshout · since 2005
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2015
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · since 2016
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Support activities for crop production · since 2018
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2022
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since 1990
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2020
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Activities of building architects · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Zonnebeke · since 2021
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since 2015
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · since 2000
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since 1982
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Psychology services · Hasselt · since 2007
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since 2012
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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2025
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2025
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Other photographic activities · since 2020
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Waregem · since 1985