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Is your company name already in the register?

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

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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

30 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Sole trader same name
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
  • Something Else same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · Schilde · since 2022
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2019
  • Sole trader same name
    Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2013
  • SOMETHING ELSE same name
    Activities of head offices · Assenede · since 2003
  • SOMETHING ELSE same name
    Other business support services · Gent · since 2004
  • Sole trader same name
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2019
  • Sole trader same name
    Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · since 2017
  • SOMETHING ELS very similar
    Vervaardiging van koffers, tassen, zadel- en tuigmakerswerk van ongeacht welk materiaal · Antwerpen · since 2001
  • Something Els very similar
    Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Mechelen · since 2014
  • Sole trader very similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2013
  • Sole trader very similar
    Other personal services · since 2015
  • Sole trader very similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
  • Sole trader very similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · since 1997
  • Sole trader very similar
    Manufacture of jewellery · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2009
  • SomethingELS very similar
    Name of Krenito · Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 2009
  • Sole trader very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
  • SOMETHING ELS very similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · Brussel · since 2006
  • SomethingEls very similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Kapellen · since 2024
  • Something Elst very similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2023
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 2018
  • SOMETHINK ELSE very similar
    Other education · Antwerpen · since 2015
  • Something Elze very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Tielt · since 2017
  • Sole trader very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2016
  • Something Ellis very similar
    Drukken van dagbladen · Zottegem · since 2020
  • Sole trader very similar
    Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2021
  • Other information service activities · Boutersem · since 2009
  • Something Els very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Boutersem · since 1992
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2013
  • Sole trader similar
    Other education · since 2020
  • Sole trader similar
    Business and other management consultancy · since 2022
  • Office administrative and support services · Sint-Truiden · since 2024
  • Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beersel · since 2015
  • Web portal activities · Gent · since 2018
  • Retail sale of wines and spirits · Brugge · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Graphic design and visual communication · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Computer programming · since 2012
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2014
  • Sole trader similar
    Other retail sale of food · since 2017
  • Office administrative and support services · Mechelen · since 2016
  • Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Mechelen · since 2023
  • Sole trader similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2005
  • Advertising agencies · Wavre · since 2003
  • Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1989
  • Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Photography, excluding press photography · since 2022
  • Sole trader similar
    Event catering · since 2023

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