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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Menen · since 2021
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2024
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2020
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Hasselt · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Rumst · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Société anomyme des autobus régionaux · Scheduled passenger transport by road · Kelmis · since 1949
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Bernissart · since 1984
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Cafés and bars · Vilvoorde · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Braine-le-Comte · since 2025
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since 2018
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Freight transport by road · since 2020
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since 2026
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since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of electrical equipment · since 2019
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since 2023
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since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Brussel · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Société de Distribution d'Articles Multiples · Frameries · since 1967
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Brussel · since 1987
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Brussel · since 1996
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1998
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Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2018
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Retail sale of footwear · Schilde · since 1987
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Antwerpen · since 1988
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Leuven · since 1995
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Evere · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Froidchapelle · since 2019
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Lubbeek · since 1985
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Abbreviation of Syndicat des Avocats pour la Démocratie · Brussel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE ATHOISE DE TRAVAUX · General construction of residential buildings · Ath · since 1994
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Office administrative and support services · Geel · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Bernadette MARION, infirmière et soins à domicile · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Solidarité aide aux démunis · Charleroi · since 2014
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Other postal and courier activities · Ukkel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Société apicole de Tenneville · Tenneville · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Messancy · since 2004
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Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Real estate agency activities · Asse · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Services Administratifs Auxiliaires · Brussel · since 1964
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Rixensart · since 1988
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Leuven · since 1951
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Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011