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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · since 1990
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Vervaardiging van hang- en sluitwerk · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1968
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Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Antwerpen · since 1998
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General electrical installation work · Nijlen · since 2003
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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since 1998
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 1999
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since 1994
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Insulation installation · since 2012
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · since 1996
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since 1997
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Specialist medical practice · since 1993
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 2011
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Inland freight water transport · since 2007
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2026
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2015
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since 1991
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Landscape service activities · since 2019
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2022
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since 1987
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since 2004
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since 2026
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2012
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 1997
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Fitness centres · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2014
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Mixed farming · since 1972
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since 1969
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 2018
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 1995
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2024
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 1988
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Physiotherapy · since 2020
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Roofing work · since 2022
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2023
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Activiteiten van pret- en themaparken · since 2008
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Specialist medical practice · since 1990
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2016
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2010