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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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2012
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Insurance agents and brokers · Lokeren · since 2022
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Tielt · since 2008
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Roeselare · since 1976
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Vervaardiging van artikelen van beton voor de bouw · since 2013
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General construction of residential buildings · Kontich · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Spiere-Helkijn · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2007
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Lille · since 1983
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Ieper · since 1990
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Floor and wall tiling · Beringen · since 2009
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Deerlijk · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Courcelles · since 1999
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Ravels · since 2016
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Insurance agents and brokers · Oudenaarde · since 2020
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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Activities of head offices · Zwevegem · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Beerse · since 2023
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Other business support services · Hove · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2010
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General electrical installation work · since 2012
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · Blankenberge · since 2004
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since 2004
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Activities of holding companies · Ardooie · since 2007
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Other business support services · Mortsel · since 2008
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Roeselare · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · Westerlo · since 2025
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2026