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.
“Van Colen”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Kapellen · since 2023
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Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 2013
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Activiteiten van persfotografen · since 2017
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since 2023
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Painting of buildings · since 2016
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LYS-LEZ-LANNOY · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2009
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2003
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Other specialised construction activities · since 1994
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since 2021
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Other education · since 2004
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since 2023
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · AARLE RIXTEL · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · since 1994
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Verwerking en conservering van aardappelen, exclusief productie van diepgevroren aardappelbereidingen · Geer · since 2007
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2018
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2025
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Groothandel in ijzer- en staalschroot en in oude non-ferrometalen · Destelbergen · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Knokke-Heist · since 1989
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Gent · since 1993
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Office administrative and support services · Kruisem · since 1992
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Other building finishing work · Buggenhout · since 1993
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Vervaardiging van elektromotoren en van elektrische generatoren en transformatoren · Waregem · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Schoten · since 1998
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2003
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Activities of building architects · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Ardooie · since 2018
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 1986
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Ranst · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · since 2007
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SCHIPHOL-RIJK · since 1994
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Ecaussinnes · since 2023
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Electrical installation work in industrial facilities · Menen · since 2025
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Torhout · since 1992
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Geraardsbergen · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Volleybalclub Olen · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Olen · since 2017
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Development of non-residential building projects · Oudergem · since 2018
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Activities of head offices · Bredene · since 2022
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Landscape service activities · Haacht · since 2005
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since 2021
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since 1962
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2020
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since 1994
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Abbreviation of VANCAEN VASTGOED · Mortsel · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Beersel · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Joinery installation · since 2003
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Oostkamp · since 1995