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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Schaarbeek · since 2026
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Menen · since 1989
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Groothandel in weefsels, stoffen en fournituren · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Koekelberg · since 2020
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2009
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Lendelede · since 2009
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Freight transport by road · Temse · since 2004
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Kortrijk · since 1968
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Gent · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Knokke-Heist · since 2025
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2017
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2020
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Elsene · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Namur · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BEKKARI SANDRA · Nutrition and dietetics services · Wingene · since 2017
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General construction of residential buildings · Mechelen · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of YOLO ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Diest · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Haacht · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 2019
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Négoce d'Aluminium · Wommelgem · since 1963
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Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 1978
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Vervaardiging van overige farmaceutische producten · Harelbeke · since 1985
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 1998
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Menen · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · La Hulpe · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Sustainable Aid for Needs and Access to Health · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Leuven · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2018
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2005
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Tournai · since 1991
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2000
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Kontich · since 2021
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 2019