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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Zele · since 1991
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Other personal services · Ieper · since 1994
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of VIC-INVEST · Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Aalst · since 2010
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Joinery installation · since 2020
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Uitgeven van kranten · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BUURTCOMITE RONDOM 't VEER VZW · Mechelen · since 2019
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Other tax advisory services · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Other business support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2019
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Insulation installation · Ukkel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 2026
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of YOBI · Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2005
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Oostende · since 1989
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tervuren · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 2003
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Meerhout · since 1988
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Ninove · since 1999
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Roofing work · Zonhoven · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · Evergem · since 2008