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.
“THIST”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of building architects · Tielt · since 2016
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Vervaardiging van gereedschap, muv vormkasten en gietvormen · Herstal · since 1979
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2020
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Herent · since 2023
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Pet training · Dessel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Staden · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Walhain en Transition · Cafés and bars · Walhain · since 2023
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Zandhoven · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Circus - en dansatelier TWIST · Diest · since 2009
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of TIM HOREMANS IT SERVICES · Other information technology and computer services · Duffel · since 2010
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Other personal services · since 2020
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Other business support services · Lier · since 2002
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Wuustwezel · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Binche · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Zonhoven · since 1999
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2015
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Advertising agencies · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Mechelen · since 2017
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Gent · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
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since 2011
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Heinen Impétrants Services Techniques · Business and other management consultancy · Yvoir · since 2021
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Book publishing · Gent · since 2015
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 2004
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2024