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
22 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Merchtem · since 2012
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Other information service activities · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
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Overige gespecialiseerde groothandel, n.e.g. · Ellezelles · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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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
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Name of an establishment of EM.BEE · Activities of interior architects · Schilde · since 2022
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2025
Names that resemble it 34 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Dufest · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Duffel · since 2018
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Activities of interior architects · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2024
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Web portal activities · Gent · since 2014
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Employment placement agencies · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Kapellen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Studio STERN Architectuur · Overige activiteiten op het gebied van architectuur, n.e.g. · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Essen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of SALENS COMMUNICATIE · Advertising agencies · Boechout · since 1995
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Graphic design and visual communication · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van motoren en turbines, exclusief motoren voor luchtvaartuigen, motorvoertuigen en bromfietsen · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Wichelen · since 2022
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Literary creation · since 2022
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Psychology services · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Plastering work · Genk · since 2023
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2023
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2024
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Activiteiten van industriële designers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2013
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Media representation · since 2020
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Wauters-Huyghe · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Halle · since 2001
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Joinery installation · since 2013
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Graphic design and visual communication · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Activities of interior architects · Erpe-Mere · since 2021
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Haaltert · since 2025
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2022