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.
“TIKS”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Kraainem · since 2017
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Destelbergen · since 2004
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Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Overig personenvervoer te land, n.e.g. · ROERMOND · since 2025
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
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Holsbeek · since 1992
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Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · since 1994
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 2021
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Full-service restaurants
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2003
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Business and other management consultancy · Ciney · since 2018
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2009
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General electrical installation work · Wijnegem · since 2009
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Literary creation · since 2024
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Dental practice · Oudenaarde · since 2026
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Computer programming · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Handel in elektriciteit · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2020
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2019