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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Elsene · since 2015
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Finishing of textiles · Herentals · since 2026
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Groothandel in voedsel voor huisdieren · Anhée · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2001
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Event catering · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2024
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Market research and public opinion polling · Ukkel · since 1979
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Brussel · since 2018
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2004
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Trade name of Notredame en Co · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Veurne · since 1992
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mouscron · since 2014
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Tervuren · since 2023
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Other specialised design activities · Leuven · since 2008
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · Hoeilaart · since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Stad Brussel · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Brussel · since 1921
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1988
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1992
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Abbreviation of STEFAN AGTEN MANAGEMENT EN ADVIES BUREAU · Business and other management consultancy · Hechtel-Eksel · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Sales and Marketing Activities · Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 1997
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other business support services · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Quiévrain · since 2022
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Joinery installation · Oostende · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2008
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2025
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Manufacture of outerwear · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · since 2022
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Cultural education · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Wervik · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Sales and Marketing Consultants · Leuven · since 1985
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Lokeren · since 1986
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Berlare · since 1986
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Bredene · since 2001
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Troisvièrges · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Elsene · since 2022
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Vorst · since 2011
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Zwevegem · since 2012
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2012
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Computer programming · De Panne · since 2025
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Cultural education · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Grâce-Hollogne · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Samad Meubles d'Art et Décoration · Gent · since 1963
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1989
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Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · Jette · since 1991
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2009
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Sprimont · since 2015