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.
“TROPE”
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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Other non-specialised retail sale · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of ENBRO DELUXE · Handel in elektriciteit · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Brussel · since 2026
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Kalmthout · since 1968
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Koksijde · since 1990
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 1985
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2022
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Abbreviation of TYRE RECYCLING OVERPELT · Pelt · since 2004
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Rumst · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2006
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Activiteiten van verpakkingsbedrijven · Gent · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of Go Connect · Public relations and communication consultancy · Aalst · since 2016
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Amstelveen · since 2020
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Geel · since 2022
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Almere · since 2023
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Pet boarding · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 1987
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Deinze · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 2015
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Tournai · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zelzate · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2007