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.
“SHAKA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Schaarbeek · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2010
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Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of SPIKE COMMUNICATIONS · Advertising agencies · Ukkel · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Brakel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Enghien · since 2003
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Sports and recreation education · Mechelen · since 2021
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Temse · since 2001
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · since 2022
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Brussel · since 1986
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Brussel · since 1996
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Turnhout · since 1996
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Retail sale of antiques · Oostende · since 1997
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2022
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Elsene · since 2018
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · Hasselt · since 2024
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Abbreviation of SALM HORSES AGRI · Mixed farming · Bastogne · since 2014
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Office administrative and support services · Jette · since 2012
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Abbreviation of SUN HOPE ASSOCIATION · since 2007
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jette · since 2017
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Advertising agencies · Erpe-Mere · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2011
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2025
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Herstal · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2025
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Namur · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Harmonie Kastel · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of T EN T · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 1987
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Cafés and bars · De Panne · since 2024