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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Finishing of textiles · Zottegem · since 1990
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Vilvoorde · since 2014
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Bornem · since 2025
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Freight transport by road · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2023
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Stad Sint-Niklaas · Gemeentelijke overheid, met uitzondering van het OCMW · Sint-Niklaas · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Tielts Operette Podium · Tielt · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dendermonde · since 1989
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Name of T.O.P. (TEWERKSTELLING & OPLEIDINGSPROJECT) · Other education · Zonhoven · since 1990
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Abbreviation of The Other Project · Computer programming · Mechelen · since 1998
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brugge · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980
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Site preparation · Lokeren · since 2009
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Poperinge · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Tennis Organisatie Performance vzw · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Bree · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Tournai · since 2006
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Abbreviation of The Obsidian Project · Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 9 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · Profondeville · since 2003
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since 2003
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Glaszetten · since 2024
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Tienen · since 2025
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · since 2020
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Storten of permanent opslaan · Oostende · since 1975
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Joinery installation · Bernissart · since 2003
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Antwerpen · since 1967