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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in andere motorvoertuigen (> 3,5 ton) · Bütgenbach · since 2013
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Other building finishing work · Kapellen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Centre National de Perfectionnement pour la Boucherie et la Charcuterie · Brussel · since 1955
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Diksmuide · since 2017
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2025
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Anderlecht · since 1990
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Joinery installation · Mechelen · since 2020
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Torhout · since 1995
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General construction of residential buildings · Tienen · since 2026
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's-Gravenhage · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2001
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Schaarbeek · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Mol · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2005
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Brecht · since 2020
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Activities of head offices · Lendelede · since 2022
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2012
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2013
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Name of AYRIM · Freight transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 2009
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Event catering · Merchtem · since 2015