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.
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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
51 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Wommelgem · since 1968
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Zonnebeke · since 1991
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Retail sale of antiques · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · since 1977
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1974
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2017
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Joinery installation · since 2001
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Cultural education · since 2021
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Wholesale of other food products · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1998
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since 2015
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Joinery installation · since 1982
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since 1994
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since 1972
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2014
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Literary creation · since 2017
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Support activities for crop production · since 1983
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Vakantieparken · since 1997
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2003
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Painting of buildings · since 1991
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Other construction installation · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2003
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since 2024
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Dendermonde · since 2019
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since 1994
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since 1997
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Insulation installation · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2008
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Physiotherapy · since 2010
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2011
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Other education · since 1995
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Joinery installation · since 2011
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Contract catering and other food service activities · since 2012
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Landscape service activities · since 2004
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2006
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Veterinary services · since 2024
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Abbreviation of INTEROFFICE SOBETE TONGEREN · Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Ternat · since 1957
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Mol · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1991
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since 1984
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 2014
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 1978
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Personenvervoer door de lucht · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2011
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Support activities for animal production · since 2025
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Land surveying · since 1980
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Plumbing work · since 2008
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since 2020
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Avelgem · since 1993
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Aartselaar · since 2022
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2011
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Other business support services · Oudsbergen · since 1997
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Beerse · since 1977
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Leuven · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · since 2009
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Landscape service activities · Stekene · since 2005
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Beernem · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · since 2006
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025