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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2008
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Real estate agency activities · Tielt-Winge · since 2020
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Deinze · since 1990
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Oudenaarde · since 2021
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Abbreviation of VAK EN DECO+ · Plastering work · Halen · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Thuin · since 2014
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Computer programming · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2020
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vervaardiging van overige producten van metaal, n.e.g. · Lokeren · since 1988
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Koksijde · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1992
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Hoogstraten · since 2009
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Brussel · since 2008
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Advertising agencies · Zaventem · since 2025
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Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · Jurbise · since 2025
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Bridel · since 1978
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Zutendaal · since 1997
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Land surveying · Gent · since 2013
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Rotterdam · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Menen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2004
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Roeselare · since 2007
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Lommel · since 2026