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 Lock”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Lier · since 2017
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Retail sale of antiques · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Wijnegem · since 2015
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Ronse · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Aarschot · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kalmthout · since 2008
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Vosselaar · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of THEO · Activities of holding companies · Tournai · since 2007
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1999
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Verhuur en lease van woon- en bureelcontainers en dergelijke accommodatie · Oudsbergen · since 2002
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Event catering · since 2019
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Aalter · since 2010
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Nursing and midwifery · Oupeye · since 2024
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Cafés and bars · Lier · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of VANDENABEELE - VANDEPUTTE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Ronse · since 1994
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Elsene · since 2000
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Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 2001
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As · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Anamorphose · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Namur · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · since 2006
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2025
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Fitness centres · Lier · since 2025
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Enghien · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Genk · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of HOTEX · Cafés and bars · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 1993
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Turnhout · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of COLD MOUNTAIN · Full-service restaurants · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2008
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Mechelen · since 2025
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Other retail sale of food · since 2020
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Abbreviation of THECK Management · Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of BARACUS · Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1981