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.
“TRADE and COM”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mons · since 1996
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · Oostende · since 2006
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · Ukkel · since 1975
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Knokke-Heist · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Lasne · since 1993
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Aalst · since 1988
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Development of residential building projects · Nijlen · since 1994
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · since 2026
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London E1 9AA · since 1992
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2002
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Office administrative and support services · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Zwevegem · since 2015
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Elsene · since 1986