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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Hulshout · since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Non-conventional therapeutic services · since 2026
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2004
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2019
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Detailhandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · since 2026
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Other business support services · since 2017
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2020
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Other maintenance and repair of motor vehicles · since 2021
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Roofing work · since 2024
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · since 2025
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Bouw van andere civieltechnische werken, n.e.g. · Grobbendonk · since 2026
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since 2017
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since 1983
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2015
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other cleaning activities · Mortsel · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · Aalter · since 2022
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Aartselaar · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Tielt · since 2013
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Advertising agencies · Aalter · since 2023