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.
“The Chain”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1998
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Zwevegem · since 2020
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Vervaardiging van overige kleding en toebehoren, n.e.g. · since 2019
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Trade name of HET GELUIDSHUIS · Exploitatie van schouwburgen, concertzalen en dergelijke · Antwerpen · since 1987
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of AXIO · Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Ronse · since 2012
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 2011
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Culemborg · since 2022
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Westerlo · since 1983
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Groothandel in koffie, thee, cacao en specerijen · since 2017
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Houthulst · since 2018
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Other business support services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Seraing · since 2024
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of THE FORREST · Discotheken, dancings en dergelijke · Waasmunster · since 1996
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Full-service restaurants · since 1980
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Name of an establishment of AJM · Cafés and bars · Middelkerke · since 2005
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Event catering · Binche · since 2012
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Joinery installation · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Abbreviation of The Circular Hub · Public relations and communication consultancy · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of THIERRY HERPAIN EXPERTISES ET CONSULTANCES · Real estate agency activities · Ukkel · since 1998
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025