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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Manufacture of medical and dental instruments and supplies · since 2002
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Other business support services · since 2025
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since 1980
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since 1995
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Name of an establishment of DAS ESTATE · Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Gent · since 1978
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Name of an establishment of GERALI · Business and other management consultancy · Tienen · since 1988
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Manufacture of jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Vervaardiging van hijs-, hef- en transportwerktuigen · Boortmeerbeek · since 1997
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Herzele · since 2011
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Willebroek · since 1988
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since 2003
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Roofing work · since 2015
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since 2016
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Physiotherapy · since 2022
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Joinery installation · since 2019
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since 2011
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2024
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since 2024
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2014
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Joinery installation · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2020
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Other building finishing work · since 2026
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Event catering · since 2012
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since 2011
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2018
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Literary creation · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Visual arts creation · since 2026
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Activiteiten van loterijen en kansspelen · since 2008
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Agents and managers of artists, athletes and other public figures · since 2020
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Web portal activities · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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since 2012
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2024
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Psychology services · since 2026
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2015
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · since 2018
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Support activities for crop production · since 2018
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Uitgeven van computerspellen · since 2018
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Other information technology and computer services · since 2000
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · since 2022
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Physiotherapy · since 2011
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2012
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2003
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2005
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Activities of building architects · since 2023
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since 2024
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Other sports activities · since 2025
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Roofing work · since 2025
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Reparatie en onderhoud van huishoudapparaten en van werktuigen voor gebruik in huis en tuin · since 2025
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Niet-gespecialiseerde groothandel in niet-diepgevroren voedingsmiddelen, dranken en genotmiddelen · since 1988
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2015
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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General medical practice · Gent · since 2025
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since 2012
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since 2020
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Coating of metals · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2013