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.
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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Goederenvervoer over zee- en kustwateren · Mortsel · since 1986
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Wholesale of other machinery and equipment · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hulshout · since 1988
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Pelt · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Gavere · since 2011
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Translation services · Lier · since 2025
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Deinze · since 1986
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Real estate agency activities · Rotselaar · since 1989
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Zele · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 2014
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1986
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Roeselare · since 2023
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · Boechout · since 2010
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Development of residential building projects · Kortrijk · since 2012
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Nursing and midwifery · Stabroek · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Beerse · since 2025
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General electrical installation work · Stekene · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Londerzeel · since 1989
Names that resemble it 33 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2011
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Floor and wall tiling · Kortrijk · since 1999
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Schilde · since 2022
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Vermogensbeheer · Schilde · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Modave · since 2008
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Ziekenfondsen en zorgkassen · Turnhout · since 1952
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Ternat · since 1988
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Beersel · since 1991
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Mixed farming · Olen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van de Extramurale Radiologen van Belgïe · Genk · since 2005
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Landscape service activities · since 2017
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · since 2006
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Ieper · since 1963
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Groothandel in vis en schaal- en weekdieren · Antwerpen · since 1970
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Leuven · since 1976
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 1986
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Tienen · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Turnhout · since 1999
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Kapellen · since 2000
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hamont-Achel · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2017
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Other business support services · Edegem · since 2019
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Development of residential building projects · Ingelmunster · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · since 2021
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2012
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Deinze · since 2006
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Abbreviation of VERBEELEN,HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY & FOODSERVICE CONSULTING AND IMPORT & EXPORT · Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 2008
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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since 1998
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Other construction installation · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalter · since 2018