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.
“Vanhoenacker, Pascal”
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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since 2020
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1999
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since 1998
Names that resemble it 49 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Physiotherapy · since 2004
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Uitgeven van tijdschriften · since 2026
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Painting of buildings · since 2013
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Activities of interior architects · since 2022
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Tourist information services · since 2016
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2023
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2016
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since 2015
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1996
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since 1994
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2019
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Specialist medical practice · since 1991
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Psychology services · since 2025
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Other education · since 2026
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Repair and maintenance of furniture and upholstery · since 1996
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Joinery installation · since 2014
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Visual arts creation · since 2022
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since 1987
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since 2006
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 1995
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2013
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2014
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2014
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Mixed farming · since 1995
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Pet training · since 2021
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Activities of building architects · since 2022
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Risk and damage evaluation · since 2012
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Site preparation · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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since 2002
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since 2022
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · since 2008
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Logging · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Psychology services · since 2009
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Other education · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2011
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since 1992
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2007
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since 1993
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2018
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since 2014
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Other social work without accommodation · since 2023
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since 2008
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General electrical installation work · since 1997
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Vocational training · since 2019
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Mixed farming · since 1992