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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Jodoigne · since 2021
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Jette · since 1994
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Tremelo · since 2022
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Waregem · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of NVH Invest · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2026
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Trade name of AUTONOOM PROVINCIEBEDRIJF VLAAMS-BRABANTS EXTRANET VOOR REGIO EN ADMINISTRATIE · Computer programming · Leuven · since 2000
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brecht · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Vrije Eeklose Radio Omroep · Advertising agencies · Eeklo · since 1982
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Specialist medical practice · Genk · since 1986
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since 1988
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Overijse · since 1991
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Joinery installation · Aalst · since 2000
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Other retail sale of new goods · Wommelgem · since 2001
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Aarschot · since 2003
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Aalst · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van de Extramurale Radiologen van Belgïe · Genk · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Sambreville · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Kluisbergen · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Kortrijk · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of M's Horeca · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Schilde · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Herent · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2023
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Trade name of Millian · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Zele · since 2005
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Advertising agencies · Aalter · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Balen · since 2023
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Vermogensbeheer · Schoten · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Destelbergen · since 2025
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Other sports activities · Juprelle · since 2025
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2019