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
29 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other retail sale of new goods · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2013
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Cultural education · Rixensart · since 2023
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Zaandam · since 1968
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Anderlecht · since 1983
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Waterloo · since 2002
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Ronse · since 2018
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 2010
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Specialist medical practice · Kapellen · since 2025
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Wemmel · since 1979
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Zulte · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Etterbeek · since 1979
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1983
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Bornem · since 1984
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · Brussel · since 1987
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Charleroi · since 1988
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Pajottegem · since 2002
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1994
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2016
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1990
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Moorslede · since 2017
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Vorst · since 2004
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2004
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1974
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1987
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2005
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Mouscron · since 1982
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Dental practice · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Charleroi · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Lasne · since 2023
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Temse · since 1984
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General construction of residential buildings · Anderlecht · since 2001