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.
“TIM SHOP”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Aalst · since 2023
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2017
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 1985
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Abbreviation of TIENSE INVESTERINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ · Diest · since 1996
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Abbreviation of TIENEN INVEST MAATSCHAPPIJ · Development of non-residential building projects · Tienen · since 2001
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2013
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Turnhout · since 2013
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Oosterzele · since 2012
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2023
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Abbreviation of TROCH INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT · Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Willebroek · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Thuisverpleging Ingrid Menten · Wellen · since 2011
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Technisch Innovatief Maatwerk · Activities of head offices · Kapellen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of T - IMMO & MANAGEMENT · Activities of holding companies · Saint-Nicolas · since 2025
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Abbreviation of TENNIS IN MOTION · Activiteiten van tennisclubs · Knokke-Heist · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Sint-Maria-Instituut · Geel · since 1956
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2025
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Psychology services · Tremelo · since 2009
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Abbreviation of TECHNOLOGY & INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES · Other information technology and computer services · Evergem · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Menen · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Philippeville · since 2002