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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Freight transport by road · Oostkamp · since 2008
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Aarschot · since 1972
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General electrical installation work · Kortenberg · since 1998
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · since 2017
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Other business support services · Wijnegem · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Kortenberg · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of COIFFURE JFS · Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1999
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1999
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Mixed farming · since 2023
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2004
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2026
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since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2023
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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Psychology services · since 2016
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since 2016
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2013
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2018
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since 2019
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2020
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2023
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 2018
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 2002
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Bree · since 1983
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Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Maaseik · since 2024
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Plumbing work · Destelbergen · since 2025