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.
“Shampoo”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1986
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Deinze · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of RAY & DAV · Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Ath · since 2010
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Hairdressing and barber services · Dendermonde · since 1995
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Ravels · since 2007
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dendermonde · since 2018
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Tournai · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van andere voedingsmiddelen, n.e.g. · Mechelen · since 2020