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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Kortrijk · since 2017
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Plumbing work · Oudenaarde · since 2020
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2023
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2003
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Mixed farming · since 1982
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Mixed farming · since 1987
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since 2018
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Hotels and similar accommodation · De Haan · since 2021
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 1991
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2022
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Activities of holding companies · Ichtegem · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · since 1985
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since 2010
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since 2026
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2006
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · since 1989
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 1988
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Joinery installation · since 2022
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Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · since 2004
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since 2007
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Other legal services · since 2026
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since 1998
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Retail sale of antiques · since 1992
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since 1998
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since 2013
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Activities of lawyers · since 2009
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2023
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Other education · since 2020
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General medical practice · since 1989
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Insulation installation · since 2012
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2005
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · since 1992