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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Other retail sale of new goods · Zuienkerke · since 2016
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Den Haag · since 2016
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Gent · since 1994
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Ukkel · since 1975
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of head offices · Kortrijk · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Mechelen · since 2007
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Computer programming · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 1992
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Other retail sale of new goods · Brussel · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1964
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Overijse · since 1973
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1975
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Luxembourg B 11 782 · since 1980
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Real estate agency activities · Dessel · since 1988
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Freight transport by road · Beernem · since 1988
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Namur · since 1996
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Freight transport by road · Anzegem · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · since 1995
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General construction of residential buildings · Pont-à-Celles · since 2011
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2003
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2004
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2004
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Waregem · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Services Fernandez · Translation services · Lummen · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Hasselt · since 2024
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Translation services · since 2026
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Toneelkring 't Rad · Socio-cultural adult education · Zottegem · since 2018
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Damme · since 1970