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
21 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1988
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 1988
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of BORSALINO KNOKKE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Knokke-Heist · since 1995
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · since 1996
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Wijchen · since 1978
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Brakel · since 1987
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Pig breeding farms · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1988
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Fitness centres · Putte · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of AUTOCENTER STEVENS · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Lochristi · since 1998
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 1974
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Painting of buildings · Beerse · since 2013
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · Lokeren · since 2014
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Zottegem · since 2015
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Tyre services · Wingene · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Aalst · since 2016
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Other specialised construction activities · Hoogstraten · since 2017
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 1995
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2009
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Plumbing work · Hulshout · since 2004
Names that resemble it 48 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Sports and recreation education · since 2015
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2016
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Mixed farming · since 1984
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Literary creation · since 2017
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1996
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2020
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since 2022
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Other cleaning activities · since 2023
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since 2015
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Name of an establishment of STEVENS F · Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2026
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2021
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2023
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2014
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since 2005
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2006
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Mixed farming · since 1994
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · since 2018
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Landscape service activities · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2007
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2012
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since 2003
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2007
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Other business support services · since 2024
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Uitgeven van computerspellen · since 2025
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since 1986
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since 1995
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since 2018
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since 2002
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Vervaardiging van geassembleerde parketvloeren · since 2007
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Landscape service activities · since 2003
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2005
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2024
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Andere activiteiten op het gebied van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg · since 2026
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General electrical installation work · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
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since 2010
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2020
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Logistics services · since 1995
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2023