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.
“ROWE”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
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Groothandel in aanhangwagens, opleggers en caravans · since 1968
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2025
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since 2008
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Boechout · since 2023
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Wildbeheereenheid R.O.W. Rukenbos, Oudenbos, Wissebos · Tienen · since 1994
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Meerhout · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Bredene · since 2016
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2018
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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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Eeklo · since 1977
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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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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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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Brussel · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lier · since 1992
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2004
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Keerbergen · since 1996