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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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AMSTERDAM · since 2014
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Turnhout · since 1987
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2017
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Assenede · since 2018
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Plastering work · Stekene · since 1988
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Office administrative and support services · Lubbeek · since 2016
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Web portal activities · since 2026
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ronse · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Oud-Turnhout · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Wijnegem · since 2011
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2012
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Abbreviation of STADSBADER PROMOTIONS · Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Nandrin · since 1993
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Abbreviation of SMART TICKETING ALLIANCE · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of SAMEN TEGEN ARMOEDE · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Swimming Team Aalter · Sports and recreation education · Aalter · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Sonia Tarpy Architecture · Activities of building architects · Ukkel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of SMART TRANSPORTATION ALLIANCE · Brussel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of SPADEA TRANSLATION AGENCY · Translation services · Oud-Heverlee · since 2018
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Activities of lawyers · Edegem · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Safety & Technical Assistance · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kalmthout · since 2010
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Joinery installation · Dessel · since 2008
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Retail sale of footwear · Lier · since 1991
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Truiden · since 2000
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Renting and leasing of sports and recreation goods · Buggenhout · since 2010
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INCHY EN ARTOIS · since 2010
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Hasselt · since 2023
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE DE TECHNIQUE AUTOMOBILE · Namur · since 1972