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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in granen en zaden · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other education · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2013
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 2000
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Geraardsbergen · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of V.O.F. S.I.E.N · Performing arts by independent artists · Mechelen · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Koksijde · since 2006
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Halen · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · since 2024
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Elsene · since 1989
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Vermogensbeheer · Aalst · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of MERAKI RETAIL · Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Buggenhout · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of C.N.S. · Business and other management consultancy · Mons · since 2003
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Hairdressing and barber services · Genk · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Groothandel in ruwe plantaardige en dierlijke oliën en vetten · Koksijde · since 2010
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Zedelgem · since 2023