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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Tervuren · since 2017
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 2011
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since 1973
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Repair and maintenance of machinery
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Machining of metals · since 2021
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2024
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since 2013
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Sound recording · since 2022
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since 1991
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Reparatie en onderhoud van huishoudapparaten en van werktuigen voor gebruik in huis en tuin · since 2015
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since 1995
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since 2018
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Landscape service activities · since 1988
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since 2001
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2009
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since 1980
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Joinery installation · since 2006
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2012
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Activities of building architects · since 2024
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2025
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Blankenberge · since 2018
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2017
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · since 2013
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since 2013
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2008
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since 2016
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Wholesale of timber · since 2019
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since 2026
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since 2012
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Liège · since 2014