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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · since 2017
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2022
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General electrical installation work · Kortenberg · since 1998
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Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2001
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Real estate agency activities · since 2017
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Kortenberg · since 2006
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening met huisvesting, n.e.g. · Hasselt · since 1987
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since 2024
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Name of an establishment of COIFFURE JFS · Hairdressing and barber services · Elsene · since 1999
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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Sports and recreation education · since 2018
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2010
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since 2011
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Site preparation · since 2000
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1998
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Joinery installation · since 2018
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · since 2019
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Mixed farming · since 2010
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since 1999
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since 2005
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · since 2018
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Other education · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 2002
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Other building finishing work · since 2010
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2026
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since 2026
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Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Bree · since 1983
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Nursing and midwifery · Brugge · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Maaseik · since 2024
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Plumbing work · Destelbergen · since 2025
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since 2015
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · since 2017
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2017
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Teelt van andere eenjarige gewassen, n.e.g. · since 1997
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2013
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Nursing and midwifery · Oupeye · since 2015
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Psychology services · since 2016