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.
“Ridel”
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
14 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Diest · since 1975
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Middelkerke · since 2000
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Other sports activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Laakdal · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lebbeke · since 2025
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Travel agency activities · Courcelles · since 2025
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Seneffe · since 1968
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Anderlecht · since 1979
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Full-service restaurants · Lasne · since 1987
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Activities of holding companies · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2019
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since 1995
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since 1997
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Gistel · since 1989
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since 2019
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2002
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Diest · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Roll In Disco Experience · Namur · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Réseau International des Djiboutiens de l'étranger · Vorst · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Wevelgem · since 1990
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Forging of metal · since 2000
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Brussel · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Torhout · since 2014
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Hoegaarden · since 2017
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Dental practice · Schoten · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Beersel · since 2019
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2021
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Dental practice · Pelt · since 2021
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Retail sale of bicycles · Villers-la-Ville · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Hensies · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM ROYAL RIDE · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Wemmel · since 2025
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2025
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van keukenmeubelen
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Pre-press and pre-media services · Nivelles · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 1994
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · since 2013
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Mechelen · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2019
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Mixed farming · Gembloux · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2010
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Heuvelland · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Activiteiten van reisorganisatoren · Lievegem · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Riemst · since 2026
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2013