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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Braine-le-Château · since 1990
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Vorst · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2025
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Activiteiten van industriële wasserijen · Evere · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ninove · since 2003
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Operation of sports facilities · Poperinge · since 1993
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Employment placement agencies · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mons · since 2017
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Herzele · since 2009
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Denderleeuw · since 2012
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Activities of head offices · Rumst · since 2025
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Hasselt · since 1999
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Web portal activities · Meerhout · since 2018
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Mol · since 2023
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2015
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Herk-de-Stad · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Evergem · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022