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.
“Stenans”
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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Nursing and midwifery · Heusden-Zolder · since 2019
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · since 2018
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Denderleeuw · since 1985
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Sint-Niklaas · since 1988
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2017
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Other building finishing work · Kapellen · since 1995
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Blankenberge · since 2008
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Support activities for crop production · Balen · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Knokke-Heist · since 1991
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Office administrative and support services · Asse · since 1996
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Tielt-Winge · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 1988
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1997
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Activities of holding companies · Horebeke · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Holsbeek · since 2017
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Lochristi · since 2019
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Day nurseries and crèches · Wielsbeke · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Kampenhout · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Gent · since 2007
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Other financial services · Mol · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1997