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
69 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Machining of metals · Oostende · since 1957
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2012
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Dental practice · Aalst · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2019
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since 2017
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · since 2020
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Raising of other animals · since 2021
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Machining of metals · since 2007
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2008
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Lede · since 1979
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2013
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Plumbing work · since 1988
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since 2015
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 1995
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1983
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since 1993
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since 2020
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 1995
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2022
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Activities of lawyers · since 2019
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since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 2024
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2025
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Computer programming · since 2026
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since 2026
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Operation of sports facilities · since 2016
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Other business support services · since 2018
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since 1996
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1999
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Other construction installation · since 2020
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since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · since 2002
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General medical practice · since 1978
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Cafés and bars · since 2019
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Painting of buildings · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Niel · since 2009
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Activities of lawyers · Beersel · since 2020
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2016
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Landscape service activities · since 1980
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1988
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since 2022
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since 2018
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since 1968
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2006
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Computer programming · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Gent · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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since 1997
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since 1992
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2020
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Detailhandel in boeken · since 2022
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 2022
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Other building finishing work · since 2023
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · since 2023
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since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Support activities for animal production · since 2017