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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2015
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 2006
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Harelbeke · since 1992
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Detailhandel in wapens en munitie · since 1979
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2005
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2008
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Vyncke-Warmtetechniek · Harelbeke · since 1972
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · since 2004
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Landscape service activities · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Retail sale of wines and spirits · since 2020
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Raising of dairy cattle · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Bricklaying and masonry work · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2015
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since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2018
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2018
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Growing of pome and stone fruits · since 1998
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2024
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Specialist medical practice · since 2002
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Pet boarding · since 2025
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Households as employers of domestic personnel · since 2001
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2010
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since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 2007
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Advertising agencies · since 2010
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Raising of horses and other equines · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Zwevegem · since 2015
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since 2001
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Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Nijlen · since 2011