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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 2024
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Waregem · since 2011
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Vermogensbeheer · Koksijde · since 1995
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Joinery installation · Wevelgem · since 2021
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Nandrin · since 1987
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Logistics services · since 2002
Names that resemble it 29 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Vleteren · since 1983
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Mixed farming · Tremelo · since 2001
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Socio-cultural adult education · Poperinge · since 2012
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Other education · Herent · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Tienen · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 2019
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Other education · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Oudsbergen · since 2021
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Psychology services · since 2022
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Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · since 2002
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Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · since 2002
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Other construction installation · since 2006
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Psychology services · Lanaken · since 2024
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Retail sale of other second-hand goods, excluding clothing · since 2026
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since 1976
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Event catering · Hasselt · since 1991
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Hasselt · since 1991
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Other business support services · Hechtel-Eksel · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Oudsbergen · since 2010
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Zemst · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Leuven · since 2024
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Other social work without accommodation · Gent · since 2025
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Emmeloord · since 2026
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Verhuur en exploitatie van sociale woningen · Dendermonde · since 1928
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Site preparation · Grimbergen · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Concept'N · Activities of interior architects · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · Diepenbeek · since 2005
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2026