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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Landscape service activities · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Advertising agencies · since 1989
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Computer programming · Tremelo · since 2007
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2008
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Malle · since 2026
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2017
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Landscape service activities · Herselt · since 1997
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2026
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since 2015
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Other education · since 2021
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2010
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since 1975
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since 1994
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since 2018
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Other business support services · since 2026
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since 2009
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2014
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Other software publishing · since 2026
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since 1994
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Other personal services · since 2026
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2004
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since 1978
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Name of an establishment of ING BELGIE · Overige activiteiten van geldscheppende financiële instellingen · Brussel · since 1935
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 2003
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2024
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Computer programming · since 2026