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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vermogensbeheer · Liège · since 2011
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Joinery installation · Bonheiden · since 2018
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Waregem · since 1986
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wilnis · since 1979
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Full-service restaurants · Ranst · since 1985
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Malle · since 1988
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Turnhout · since 1989
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Detailhandel in boeken · Roeselare · since 1992
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General electrical installation work · Kalmthout · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortenberg · since 2003
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Real estate agency activities · since 2014
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Sports and recreation education · since 2018
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Physiotherapy · Hasselt · since 2011
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Productie van gas · Ledegem · since 2011
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Other specialised construction activities · Deinze · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Wichelen · since 2013
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Development of residential building projects · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Niklaas · since 2023
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Koekelberg · since 2011
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Wholesale of other household goods · Waregem · since 1994
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since 1970
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since 1998
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Landscape service activities · since 2007
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Tienen · since 1968
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Real estate agency activities · Kruisem · since 1982
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Joinery installation · Retie · since 1989
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Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · Turnhout · since 1989
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Wholesale of other household goods · Lommel · since 1995
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Merksplas · since 1998
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Pig breeding farms · Wielsbeke · since 1999
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2012
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Mixed farming · Bekkevoort · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 2008
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since 2024
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Bekkevoort · since 2025
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Schaarbeek · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of ITY · Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Kontich · since 1999
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2015
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2017
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Liedekerke · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Ramillies · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Vorst · since 2023
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Manufacture of other wood products · since 2023
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Dilsen-Stokkem · since 1988