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.
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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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van hoeden en petten · Diksmuide · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Kortrijk · since 2011
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2010
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Sports and recreation education · Lebbeke · since 2026
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kortemark · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Wielsbeke · since 2008
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Pig breeding farms · Houthulst · since 2010
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oostkamp · since 2011
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Other business support services · Izegem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Menen · since 2008
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household furniture · Grimbergen · since 1974
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Sint-Truiden · since 1988
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Abbreviation of VANCAEN VASTGOED · Mortsel · since 1999
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Roofing work · Kapellen · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Oud-Turnhout · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Anzegem · since 2020
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2021
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Freight transport by road · Ledegem · since 2007
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Jalhay · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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General medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Lint · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van specerijen, sauzen en kruiderijen · Oudenaarde · since 1952
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Gent · since 1989
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Roeselare · since 2013
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Dental practice · Grobbendonk · since 2010
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Other business support services · since 2011
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in landbouwgrondstoffen, levende dieren en textielgrondstoffen en halffabricaten · Langemark-Poelkapelle · since 2024
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Menen · since 1985
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Destelbergen · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Gent · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Kruisem · since 1992
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Other building finishing work · Buggenhout · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Waregem · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 1998
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Aalst · since 1998
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2003
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Vermogensbeheer · Ardooie · since 2018
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herselt · since 2020
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2011
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Activities of building architects · since 2007
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SCHIPHOL-RIJK · since 1994
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Ecaussinnes · since 2023
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Menen · since 2025
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Oostkamp · since 1995