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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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Schilde · since 1988
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Vervaardiging van hydraulische en pneumatische apparatuur · since 2002
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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General electrical installation work · since 2008
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since 1989
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Agents in the wholesale of furniture, household goods and hardware · since 2018
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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Operation of sports facilities · since 1993
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2021
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Sports and recreation education · since 2014
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 2023
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2009
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · since 2026
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brugge · since 1984
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Tourist information services · since 2009
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Translation services · since 1995
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2015
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Nijlen · since 1995
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 2002
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since 2009
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Olen · since 1980
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Roofing work · Tremelo · since 1990
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Other printing · Balen · since 1992
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Brugge · since 1995
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Laarne · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of VERDONCK VEURNE BISCUITERIE · Vervaardiging van cement · Jabbeke · since 1997
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Abbreviation of A. VERDONCK · General construction of residential buildings · since 2014
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Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · since 1988
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2016
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2023
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Translation services · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of VERDONCK DESSERTS · Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Veurne · since 2005
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Deinze · since 2024
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · Menen · since 1981
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Staden · since 1990
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Verde Events · Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Waregem · since 1994
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Turnhout · since 1996
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Directeurs Podiumkunsten en Kunstacademies · Tienen · since 1998
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of L'ALTA MODA · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015
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Joinery installation · since 2002
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Support activities for animal production · Hoogstraten · since 2018
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Destelbergen · since 2012
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Landscape service activities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Ch.Paeyeneers-M.De Doncker · Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Holsbeek · since 2004
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Other business support services · Tielt · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Café STATION · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Truiden · since 2005
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2006
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2006
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · since 2006
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Temse · since 2008
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2023
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Liège · since 2025
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 2025
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Gavere · since 2025
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2007