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.
“Venster”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Joinery installation · Evergem · since 2020
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General medical practice · Mechelen · since 2025
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van civiele lucht- en ruimtevaartuigen en van toestellen in verband daarmee · Willebroek · since 2003
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Public relations and communication consultancy · since 2017
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Other education · since 2019
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Evergem · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Zoersel · since 1996
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1992
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Detailhandel in overig textiel · since 2010
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Waregem · since 2021
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Joinery installation · since 2015
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 1987
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2024
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2000
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Activiteiten van binderijen en aanverwante diensten · Manage · since 1977
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Kortrijk · since 2000
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Mixed farming · Herent · since 1990
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Full-service restaurants · Hoogstraten · since 2018
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 1992
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Holsbeek · since 2011
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Gent · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · since 2020
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Plastering work · since 2015
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2009
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2023
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Turnhout · since 2005
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · since 2023
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Other educational support services · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1981
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2021
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Wemmel · since 1995