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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2015
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Reparatie en onderhoud van uurwerken en sieraden · Grobbendonk · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1997
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Mechelen · since 2003
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2012
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2014
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · since 2026
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since 1991
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Activities of building architects · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 1988
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Graphic design and visual communication · Stavelot · since 2020
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General electrical installation work · Poperinge · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van andere artikelen van papier of karton · since 2021
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Plumbing work · since 2009
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · since 1996
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Literary creation · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2010