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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Brugge · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of Kunstateliers Slabbinck · Vervaardiging van andere textielproducten, n.e.g. · Brugge · since 1939
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Jabbeke · since 1998
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Jabbeke · since 2004
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Oudenburg · since 2016
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Other legal services · Brugge · since 2025
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · since 2013
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Machining of metals · since 1989
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Other education · since 2012
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since 1993
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2007
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General electrical installation work · since 2015
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Painting of buildings · Hooglede · since 2016
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 1979
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2024
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since 2025
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Zedelgem · since 1997
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Activities of building architects · since 2001
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Groothandel in afval en schroot, n.e.g. · since 2016
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Performing arts by independent artists · Brugge · since 2016
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 1995
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since 1969
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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since 1989
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Mixed farming · Bernissart · since 2007
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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE LOGISTIQUE ALAIN BRUYNEEL · Other business support services · Jalhay · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2004