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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Verwerking van thee en koffie · Thimister-Clermont · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1979
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 1996
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 1973
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Vocational training · Elsene · since 2010
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Full-service restaurants · since 1973
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Groothandel in andere intermediaire producten, n.e.g. · Wevelgem · since 1982
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Hooglede · since 2023
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Peer · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grenoble · since 2025
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Orp-Jauche · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1982
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General electrical installation work · Oud-Turnhout · since 1985
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 1989
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Leuven · since 1991
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Pig breeding farms · Heuvelland · since 1995
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Antwerpen · since 2014
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Gent · since 2019
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Freight transport by road · Asse · since 2020
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Wholesale of other food products · Schaarbeek · since 2021
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Quévy · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Abbreviation of VITESS'KE - GROUPE A.T. · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Brussel · since 1964
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Abbreviation of Voerens Amateur Toneel · Voeren · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Van Autrève - Tack · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Zulte · since 2020
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Abbreviation of VRIJZINNIG ANTWERPS TREFPUNT · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of THE VITUS ASSOCIATION TOGO · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Other business support services · Elsene · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Zaventem · since 1999
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Crisnée · since 2011
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Other business support services · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2004
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VARNA · since 2020
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1997
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Office administrative and support services · Hamois · since 2016