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.
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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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut voor Ruimtelijke Ordening · since 1963
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 1992
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Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics · Hasselt · since 1997
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap · Brugge · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Retie · since 2008
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Specialist medical practice · Ukkel · since 2006
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Other business support services · since 2020
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Hasselt · since 2018
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2021
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · Kontich · since 2010
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Other printing · Waterloo · since 2007
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Landscape service activities · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1981
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Groothandel in kranten, boeken en tijdschriften · Sambreville · since 1988
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2000
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1993
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Joinery installation · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Torhout · since 2006
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Kampenhout · since 2025
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waasmunster · since 2025
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2026
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Geel · since 1968
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Groothandel in ijzerwaren · Hasselt · since 2016
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Veterinary services · Hoeilaart · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Vereniging voor Internationale Relaties · Brussel · since 1964
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Golbey · since 1989
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Freight transport by road · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of BC Plan · Business and other management consultancy · Zonhoven · since 2017
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 1996
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Office administrative and support services · Brugge · since 2018
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Event catering · since 1999
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Research and development on biotechnology · Zoersel · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · Bratislava · since 2016
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Genk · since 2020