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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1996
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · Sint-Niklaas · since 2016
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Knokke-Heist · since 1987
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Name of an establishment of HAPPYLOU · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lasne · since 2015
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Other sports activities · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010
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Landscape service activities · since 2012
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1982
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2024
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Pont-à-Celles · since 2008
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Schaarbeek · since 1983
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Beersel · since 1995
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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Chaudfontaine · since 2020
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Insulation installation · Oudergem · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1988
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 1991
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Hoogstraten · since 1993
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Bree · since 1993
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Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Charleroi · since 1985
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Trade name of STRATEGISCHE ALLIANTIE BRUSSEL · Brussel · since 2001