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.
“STAR GROUP”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Hasselt · since 2000
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Brussel · since 2002
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Activities of holding companies · Mechelen · since 2018
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Other building finishing work · Evergem · since 2019
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · Antwerpen · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Other business support services · Oostende · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brussel · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Kraainem · since 2023
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Ciney · since 1980
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Libin · since 2024
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Development of residential building projects · Namur · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Kasterlee · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2014
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Other information technology and computer services · Brugge · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2017
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Other building finishing work · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2019
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Wholesale of machine tools · Koekelberg · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2009
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Installation of industrial machinery and equipment · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Maasmechelen · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · Lint · since 2025
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Construction of roads and motorways · Dendermonde · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Elsene · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · since 2022
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Other construction installation · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Wuustwezel · since 2011
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Plessis Pâte · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Putte · since 2025
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Willebroek · since 2025
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Jette · since 2026
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Other business support services · Leuven · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2018
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Herentals · since 2002
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Advertising agencies · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Antwerpen · since 2023