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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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2023
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since 2024
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Beveiligingsactiviteiten, n.e.g. · Lille · since 2002
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2017
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met zakelijke dienstverlening, n.e.g. · Edegem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Leuven · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Gent · since 2026
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Jette · since 2013
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Stavelot · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Assesse · since 2023
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Dental practice · Charleroi · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of S3 MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Elsene · since 2024
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Meise · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Other business support services · Boortmeerbeek · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2026
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Computer programming · Destelbergen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Insurance agents and brokers · Andenne · since 2022
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2016
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Völklingen · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Vermogensbeheer · Turnhout · since 2017
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Neustadt and Weinstrasse · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Computer programming · Gent · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Brussel · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Rotselaar · since 1991
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2005
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Rechtstreekse verzekeringsverrichtingen leven · Etterbeek · since 1981
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Activities of head offices · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of SECURE · Insurance agents and brokers · Evere · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Boechout · since 2024