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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2007
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Kortrijk · since 1992
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Other photographic activities · Hove · since 2019
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Vlaams Instituut voor Nascholing van Apothekers · Leuven · since 1996
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van de Leden van Integrale · since 2016
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Jabbeke · since 2018
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Joinery installation · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Jodoigne · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Ravels · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Chimay · since 2024
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Other tax advisory services · Roeselare · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of AIOTX · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Riemst · since 2020
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2022
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Mortsel · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Gerpinnes · since 1982
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Abbreviation of VLAAMS INSTITUUT VOOR DE ZEE · Other research and development on natural sciences · Oostende · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2015
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Real estate agency activities · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of VAN LOMMEL INVESTMENT COMPANY · Business and other management consultancy · Westerlo · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Vlaamse Indoorkarting Federatie · Mechelen · since 2006
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Abbreviation of VLAAMSE LEERKRACHTEN ISLAM ONDERWIJS · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Diest · since 2026
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Handel in elektriciteit · Waregem · since 1968
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Activities of holding companies · Herselt · since 1991
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Real estate agency activities · Laakdal · since 1994
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Jette · since 1997
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Hoogstraten · since 1999
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mol · since 2002
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Kapelle-op-den-Bos · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Herentals · since 2023
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ukkel · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Hulshout · since 2007
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Tienen · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2010