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.
“ROWAH”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 1989
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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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Activities of head offices · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van verf, vernis ed, drukinkt en mastiek · Zandhoven · since 1995
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Activities of holding companies · Diksmuide · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1988
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Eeklo · since 1977
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Boom · since 1996
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2007
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Other specialised construction activities · Mortsel · since 1988
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Maaseik · since 1997
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General electrical installation work · Kortenberg · since 2023
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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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Other technical testing and analysis · Aarschot · since 2003
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Sint-Laureins · since 2018
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Jabbeke · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wuustwezel · since 2010
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Keerbergen · since 1996