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.
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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DOUALA · since 2012
Names that resemble it 64 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Milpitas · since 2006
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Dover · since 2015
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2010
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Wilmington · since 1973
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Wholesale of industrial chemicals · NORTH CHARLESTON, SC · since 2015
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ellezelles · since 2023
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Oud-Turnhout · since 2012
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Bewerken en spinnen van textielvezels · Wevelgem · since 1988
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Tortola · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of DIONS SPIRITS · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Perwez · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Painting of buildings · Genk · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1985
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2017
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Minamiku, Kyoto-shi · since 2018
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Tokyo · since 1978
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Matete · since 2024
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Tielt · since 2002
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2013
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Market research and public opinion polling · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Curacao · since 1996
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · kawasaki · since 2009
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Ada · since 1994
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Wilmington, Delaware 19807-0477 · since 1996
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Comines-Warneton · since 2023
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Advertising agencies · Destelbergen · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Gent · since 2025
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Gyeonggi-do · since 1982
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Raising of horses and other equines · Villers-la-Ville · since 2016
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Ath · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Niklaas · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2021
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Elsene · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Aalter · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Office administrative and support services · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Other education · since 2023
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · General electrical installation work · Pajottegem · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Ichtegem · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Oostrozebeke · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Office administrative and support services · Ganshoren · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Plastering work · Vorst · since 2024
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2024
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Site preparation · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Ternat · since 2025
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Name of an establishment · Joinery installation · Charleroi · since 2026
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Lichtervelde · since 2026
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Vorst · since 2026
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1986
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Name of an establishment · Other sports activities · Schilde · since 2018
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Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2021
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Name of an establishment · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2024
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Brussel · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Profondeville · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Opwijk · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Site preparation · Zele · since 2023