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.
“ROW”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Wildbeheereenheid R.O.W. Rukenbos, Oudenbos, Wissebos · Tienen · since 1994
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Instandhouding, restauratie en andere ondersteunende activiteiten voor cultureel erfgoed · Lier · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2017
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Eeklo · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
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Brecht · since 1990
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Real estate agency activities · Brussel · since 1992
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Boom · since 1996
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Lommel · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Hasselt · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Schilde · since 2004
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2007
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Machining of metals · Turnhout · since 1986
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Row48 ASBL · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wetteren · since 2005
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Gent · since 2023
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · Elsene · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Ittre · since 1991
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Activities of building architects · since 2013
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Abbreviation of RENZHONG OBJECTIF · Beloeil · since 2016
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2019
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Keerbergen · since 1996
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of Galerij RO · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Mechelen · since 1975