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.
“UNIFISH”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Bonheiden · since 2020
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1987
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Union financière · Insurance agents and brokers · Brussel · since 1973
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2015
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Office administrative and support services · since 2011
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Dendermonde · since 1998
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Abbreviation of FINANCE UNITED · Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Kampenhout · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Lebbeke · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Mouscron · since 2020
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Waterloo · since 2021
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Grimbergen · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Putte · since 2026
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Sports and recreation education · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Unie der Fabrikanten en Invoerders van Grondstoffen voor Bakkers, Pasteibakkers, Ijsbereiders en aanverwante bedrijven - in 't Frans... · Market research and public opinion polling · Brussel · since 1984
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Abbreviation of UNION DES INDUSTRIES FERROVIERES EUROPEENNES · Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 1994