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.
“Rowans”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Maaseik · since 1997
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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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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Wellen · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Mortsel · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Bredene · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2008
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1988
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Péruwelz · since 1985
Names that resemble it 13 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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Other technical testing and analysis · Aarschot · since 2003
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · Lier · since 2025
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 1989
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lier · since 1992
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General electrical installation work · Kortenberg · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CHARLETOIT · General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 1993
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Geluidsopnamestudio's · Maaseik · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Keerbergen · since 1996