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.
“Variant”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Heusden-Zolder · since 1997
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Openbaar bestuur op het gebied gezondheidszorg, onderwijs, culturele diensten en andere sociale diensten · Zwalm · since 2019
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Middelburg · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of Eva.UA · General electrical installation work · Brussel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Waasmunster · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2025
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Tubize · since 2011
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Specialist medical practice · Jabbeke · since 2019
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Translation services · Liège · since 2021
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Izegem · since 1976
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Other business support services · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van beddengoed, tafellinnen en textielwaren voor huishoudelijk gebruik · Ganshoren · since 2006
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Graphic design and visual communication · Rixensart · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Activities of head offices · Meise · since 2022
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 1969
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Kampenhout · since 2025
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Wholesale of diamonds and other precious stones · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Avient Colorants Belgium · Vervaardiging van kunststoffen in primaire vormen · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 1995
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Computer programming · since 2008
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Steenokkerzeel · since 2016
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Dental practice · Merchtem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Emprêsa de Viaçaô Aéra Rio Grandense Varig · Porte Alegre · since 1966
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Real estate agency activities · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Other construction installation · since 2016
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Activities of head offices · Eupen · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Grobbendonk · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Variabox Sustainable Food Packaging Solutions · Groothandel in papier- en kartonwaren · since 2023