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.
“SWAG”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2014
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Retail sale of bicycles · Aalst · since 2011
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Elsene · since 2020
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Oostende · since 2025
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Support activities for crop production · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Segway Antwerpen · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuven · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of Architype · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2009
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Nassogne · since 2006
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Abbreviation of SOFTWARE and CONSULTANCY · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beerse · since 1995
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Abbreviation of SANITAIR WELLENS EN ADMINISTRATIE MEEUSEN · Plumbing work · Wommelgem · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 1999
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Steen Ward Accountant Belastingconsulent · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brugge · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Lommel · since 2022
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Trade name of OUICOM · Advertising agencies · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2010
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Abbreviation of SOCIETE WALLONNE D'ARCHITECTURE ET D'EXPERTISE · Activities of building architects · Thuin · since 2011
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Abbreviation of STUDIO WITH A VIEW · Anderlecht · since 2011
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Cafés and bars · Dilbeek · since 2005
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Brugge · since 2007
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Abbreviation of SORRY WE ARE CLOSED · Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Brussel · since 2008
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026
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Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Montreuil · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Computer programming · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2026
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of interior architects · Braine-le-Château · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of SABENA WORLD AIRLINES · Travel agency activities · Brussel · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Schilderwerken Wilmot Alex · Painting of buildings · Gent · since 2020