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.
“TOSCO”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Herent · since 2007
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Other tax advisory services · Oudenaarde · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1999
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Oostende · since 2013
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Brasschaat · since 2003
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2021
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Other social work without accommodation · Maldegem · since 2023
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Visual arts creation · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2023
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Anderlecht · since 2001
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Willebroek · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of BOFANLE · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Nijlen · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Hulshout · since 2009
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Oostende · since 1983
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of INVES · Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1990
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General medical practice · Geetbets · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Turnhoutse Oud Scouts en Oud Gidsen · Turnhout · since 1981
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Abbreviation of Turnhoutse Omroep Studio · Advertising agencies · Turnhout · since 1983
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Travel agency activities · Lier · since 1994
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Abbreviation of TRANS OCEAN SHIPPING · Logistics services · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Abbreviation of WANDELCLUB TERUG OP STAP · Hasselt · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Time-OutSide · Nutrition and dietetics services · Rotselaar · since 2022
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Abbreviation of THE OUTSIDER SPORTS · Operation of sports facilities · Oudenaarde · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Technical Office Solutions · Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2009
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Groothandel in tabaksproducten · Liedekerke · since 1986
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Ukkel · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of FRANCE - LAURE TWO · Hairdressing and barber services · Ganshoren · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · since 2002
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Lochristi · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · Stekene · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Rumst · since 2020
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Other business support services · Lochristi · since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wuustwezel · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of MIRZAL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Boechout · since 2012
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of SG MULTI · Full-service restaurants · Dendermonde · since 2026