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.
“Time2Shine”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Deinze · since 2020
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Other cleaning activities · Kontich · since 2011
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · since 2012
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Other education · since 2025
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Bouw van water- en gasdistributienetten · since 2009
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Destelbergen · since 2011
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Performing arts by independent artists · Aarschot · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · Visé · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Bonheiden · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of SAGOE · Other business support services · Eeklo · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of Unicrown · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Leuven · since 1981
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Joinery installation · De Haan · since 2000
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1997
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Wommelgem · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Fore-One · Full-service restaurants · Tremelo · since 2012
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General electrical installation work · since 2007
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Abbreviation of TiMe Swimming Team vzw · Dentergem · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · Brussel · since 2022
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Name of an establishment · Other personal services · Antwerpen · since 2025