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.
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
24 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Laarne · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2007
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 1996
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Insurance agents and brokers · Sint-Niklaas · since 1996
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Staden · since 1990
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Verhuur en lease van machines en installaties voor de bouwnijverheid en de weg- en waterbouw · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 1991
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Vereniging Directeurs Podiumkunsten en Kunstacademies · Tienen · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of L'ALTA MODA · Detailhandel in herenbovenkleding · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · since 2013
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · since 1997
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Overige maatschappelijke dienstverlening zonder huisvesting voor ouderen of personen met een handicap · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Rotselaar · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of Café STATION · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Truiden · since 2005
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Activities of holding companies · Vilvoorde · since 2008
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Hooglede · since 2023
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Event catering · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 2025
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Gavere · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Royal · Full-service restaurants · Sint-Truiden · since 2026
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Dendermonde · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Braine-le-Comte · since 2025
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Aalst · since 1977
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Joinery installation · since 2002
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Gent · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 2005
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Sankt Vith · since 1987
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Schilde · since 1997
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Ardooie · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Nieuwpoort · since 1999
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Other business support services · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2006
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Landscape service activities · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Waterdichtingswerken van muren · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2010
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Wavre · since 1987
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Name of an establishment · Other information technology and computer services · Vosselaar · since 1990
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Boechout · since 1996
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Joinery installation · Diepenbeek · since 2000
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Beringen · since 2001
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Liège · since 2001
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Development of residential building projects · Lochristi · since 2013
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Lier · since 2014
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Name of an establishment · Plumbing work · Anderlecht · since 2017
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Harelbeke · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · since 1994
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Merksplas · since 2012
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Office administrative and support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2008
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Other business support services · Deinze · since 2024
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kasterlee · since 2015
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Waterloo · since 1995