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.
“SKAT”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other education · since 2015
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Westerlo · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Sport Kids Academy · Namur · since 2020
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Lochristi · since 2020
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2021
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Saint Quentin · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Steenokkerzeel - Kortenberg Animatief en Informatief · Herent · since 1998
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Activities of interior architects · Brugge · since 2014
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2018
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Brussel · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Asse · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Binche · since 2006
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Other photographic activities · Namur · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Wavre · since 2018
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2026
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Beheer van financiële markten · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · Hasselt · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Waterloo · since 2017
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Operation of sports facilities · Aalst · since 2022
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Leopoldsburg · since 1986