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.
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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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of De Turnhoutse Autorijschool · Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Turnhout · since 1967
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Vermogensbeheer · Kapellen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Tuinarchitect Robben · Landscape service activities · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2006
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Abbreviation of TAPAS A ROULETTES · Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · Wavre · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of TARTAR ASBL · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Elsene · since 2025
Names that resemble it 57 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Tubize · since 2003
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Trade name of POLITIEZONE : AFFLIGEM - LIEDEKERKE - ROOSDAAL - TERNAT · Lokale Politie · Liedekerke · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · Morlanwelz · since 1990
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Elsene · since 1992
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since 1996
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Roeselare · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of GHIMAR · Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Middelkerke · since 1999
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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Sports and recreation education · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2017
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Finishing of textiles · since 2017
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Ukkel · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Hasselt · since 2019
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Lendelede · since 2022
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Abbreviation of THEATRE ARTS · Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Zoutleeuw · since 2023
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2008
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Other business support services · Léglise · since 2008
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Activities of building architects · since 2015
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Other business support services · Aalst · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lanaken · since 2006
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Essen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of TARA TECHNOLOGIE · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2022
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Oostende · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Sampo - Société anonyme d'Assurances · Helsinki · since 1968
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Schaarbeek · since 1983
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Name of an establishment · Vervaardiging van beschuit, biscuit en houdbaar banketbakkerswerk · Geraardsbergen · since 1986
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Wavre · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2001
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Name of an establishment · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Oostende · since 2001
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Construction of roads and motorways · Mouscron · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lievens-Houtem · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2018
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General cleaning of buildings · Wervik · since 2018
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 1982
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kraainem · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Site preparation · Waasmunster · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2009
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Other personal services · since 2010
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Other social work without accommodation · Berlaar · since 2010
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Plumbing work · Sint-Niklaas · since 2010
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vorst · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Abbreviation of The Aluminium Recovery Company · Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Balen · since 1979
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Jette · since 1991