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
38 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mixed farming · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Bastogne · since 2009
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2008
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since 1990
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · since 1991
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Bièvre · since 2021
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Translation services · since 2011
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 2018
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since 1998
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since 2009
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Raising of other animals · since 2013
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since 2013
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2001
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · since 2015
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Lille · since 2017
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since 2017
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 1991
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Support activities for animal production · since 2011
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since 2012
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Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · since 2026
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since 1995
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 1981
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 1992
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Physiotherapy · since 1974
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2011
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2024
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Logging · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1980
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2018
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2023
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · since 2011
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2024
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Mixed farming · since 2019
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · Ath · since 2022
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Settala · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Les Mutuellistes de la Région Liégeoise · Liège · since 1902
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Châtelet · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Charleroi · since 2001