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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2001
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 2024
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Risk and damage evaluation · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Nivelles · since 2000
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2020
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Brugge · since 1992
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Kapellen · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · De Haan · since 2021
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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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Other retail sale of new goods · Wommelgem · since 2001
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Business and other management consultancy · Kluisbergen · since 2017
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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 · Zele · since 2005
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Insurance agents and brokers · Roosdaal · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of BESTSELLER STORES BELGIUM · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2003
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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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Abbreviation of Vereniging van Oud-Scouts en Oud-Gidsen en Ouders van Scouts en Gidsen · Lint · since 1973
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Insurance agents and brokers · Aalst · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Herk-de-Stad · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Essen · since 2021
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Vermogensbeheer · Ingelmunster · since 2009
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Anderlecht · since 2010
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2011
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Support activities for crop production · Rijkevorsel · since 2025
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Computer programming · Zoutleeuw · since 2026
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Web portal activities · since 2026
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Malle · since 1991
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General construction of residential buildings · Maasmechelen · since 2021
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Wemmel · since 1983
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Brecht · since 2012