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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Studizy Lab ASBL · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Ukkel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 68 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Instituut voor toegepast economisch en sociologisch onderzoek · Brussel · since 1968
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Essen · since 1977
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Mortsel · since 1993
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Oostende · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Kapellen · since 2017
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Activities of building architects · Virton · since 2022
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Activities of interior architects · since 2023
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Aarschot · since 2009
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 1994
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Messancy · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of JIST · Fitness centres · Dilbeek · since 1997
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Schaarbeek · since 2000
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Name of an establishment · Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2014
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Other retail sale of food · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of UMINA · Hairdressing and barber services · Ans · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Deinze · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of S&D HOTELS · Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2019
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Name of an establishment · Activities of interior architects · Elsene · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Nutrition and dietetics services · Kampenhout · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · Pepinster · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Activities of building architects · Oudenaarde · since 2022
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Other education · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2022
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Web portal activities · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Lievegem · since 2023
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Lokeren · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Activities of interior architects · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of LoVID · Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · Knokke-Heist · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Balen · since 2003
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Roeselare · since 2005
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Luxembourg · since 2006
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Activities of interior architects · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Hairdressing and barber services · Meerhout · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Development of non-residential building projects · Hasselt · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · Middelkerke · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Verwerking en afwerking van hout · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2026
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2026
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Finishing of textiles · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Activities of interior architects · Turnhout · since 2021