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
38 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Brugge · since 1984
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since 1996
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Retail sale of bicycles · since 1999
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Other education · since 2025
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Mixed farming · since 2019
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1996
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Raising of other animals · since 2021
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · since 2023
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 2001
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2025
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2026
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Veterinary services · since 1992
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Office administrative and support services · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Support activities for crop production · since 1982
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beernem · since 2020
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Mixed farming · since 2022
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Support activities for crop production · since 2023
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Behandeling van gewassen na de oogst en van zaden voor vermeerdering · since 2011
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024
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since 1988
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Literary creation · since 2015
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Mixed farming · since 1991
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Kippenkwekerijen · since 1993
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Other retail sale of food · since 1994
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Activities of building architects · since 2022
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since 1971
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Landscape service activities · Oostende · since 2007
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Schilde · since 1988
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General electrical installation work · since 1979
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2018
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Mixed farming · since 1993
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since 2023
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Dental practice · Brugge · since 2008
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Mixed farming · since 1991
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Londerzeel · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Ingelmunster · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
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Trade name of Millian · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Verlaine · since 1993
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Book publishing · Elsene · since 1992
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Development of residential building projects · Brecht · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Social-Profit Ondernemingen · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1997
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Agents in the wholesale of timber and building materials · Temse · since 2001
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Office administrative and support services · since 2013
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2014
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2003
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Laakdal · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Wichelen · since 2022
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Sports and recreation education · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Meikr · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Etterbeek · since 2023
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Retail sale of footwear · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of SALESDRIVE · Other software publishing · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Villers Environnement Rencontres SOlidarités · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2008
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · since 2026