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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Schiedam · since 1976
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Aartselaar · since 2021
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Activities of lawyers · Beringen · since 2023
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Activiteiten op het gebied van mondzorg, muv activiteiten van tandartspraktijken · Boechout · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Retail sale of footwear · Blankenberge · since 2015
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
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Travel agency activities · Oostkamp · since 1995
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Delaware · since 1997
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wevelgem · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2018
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2021
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Activities of notaries · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Liège · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Asse · since 2003
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Abbreviation of MISSION EVANGELIQUE SALEM · Quaregnon · since 2024
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Psychology services · Ukkel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Scholengemeenschap voor katholiek onderwijs Salem · Aalst · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Wingene · since 1973
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Seraing · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2005
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Site preparation · Herstal · since 2007