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.
“SANBO”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Bornem · since 2006
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Philippeville · since 1997
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of Groep Terryn Construct · Vervaardiging van fineer en van panelen op basis van hout · Oudergem · since 1968
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2018
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Landen · since 2019
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Moorslede · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2015
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Zedelgem · since 2020
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Genk · since 1998
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Advertising agencies · Schilde · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Supplies for Animals in Need · Mol · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Overijse · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2009
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Studio des Arts Numériques · Visual arts creation · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2025
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Other personal services · Brussel · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Bocholt · since 2019
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Plumbing work · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
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Roofing work · since 2026