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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Zoersel · since 2022
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1983
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Other personal services · Beloeil · since 1997
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Nivelles · since 1998
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Schaarbeek · since 1986
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Hairdressing and barber services · Ukkel · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of PLUS · Retail sale of lighting equipment · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1999
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General construction of residential buildings · Elsene · since 2000
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Sports and recreation education · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1984
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Other information service activities · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1992
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1990
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1991
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1989
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Psychology services · Denderleeuw · since 2022
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Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods, excluding prescription glasses and lenses · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · since 1976
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
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Retail sale of other household articles · since 2007
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Tubize · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Abbreviation of VIRTUAL INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL ELECTROMAGNETIC MATERIALS AND METAMATERIALS · Other research and development on natural sciences · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2007
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2022
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2021
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2024
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · Liège · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2001
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Anderlecht · since 2020
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Other retail sale of food · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2012
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Verhuur en lease van textiel, kleding, sieraden en schoeisel · since 2005
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Development of residential building projects · Nivelles · since 2007
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Ukkel · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1996
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1984
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2006
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Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2022