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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Real estate agency activities · Elsene · since 1995
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Hoger onderwijs, n.e.g. · Geel · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2020
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Kapellen · since 1960
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Brussel · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Erpe-Mere · since 1992
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 1997
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La Roche sur Hyon · since 1998
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Essen · since 2001
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Bastogne · since 2015
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2021
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2025
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Kortenaken · since 2009
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Site preparation · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2005
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Insurance agents and brokers · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2014
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Other retail sale of food · since 1990
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Literary creation · since 2021
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since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · Messancy · since 2021
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Vrij gesubsidieerd hoger onderwijs · Geel · since 1962
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Event catering · since 2024
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Production of cinema films · since 2019
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · since 2020
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2020
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Roeselare · since 2020
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since 1985
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since 2007
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2007
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Other business support services · since 2025
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Hamont-Achel · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2010
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Bouw van rioleringen · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2005
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Sambreville · since 1982
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Activities of building architects · since 2015
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since 2016
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2017
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2021
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Painting of buildings · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herent · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2023
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since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Veterinary services · since 2026
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Tielt · since 1996
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General medical practice · since 2025
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Oostende · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Bornem · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2005
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Roofing work · Aalst · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Tenneville · since 2026