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.
“WALID”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Lede · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Wholesale of electrical household appliances and audio-video equipment · Ukkel · since 1990
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Floor and wall tiling · Pecq · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Meise · since 2021
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Mons · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Stekene · since 2026
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Ternat · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1983
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2021
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2026
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2018
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Anderlecht · since 1990
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Rebecq · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Brussel · since 2026
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Real estate agency activities · Tervuren · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2025
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Abbreviation of WAAS LIEFHEBBERSVOETBAL · Sint-Niklaas · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Laarne · since 1993
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Full-service restaurants · Beersel · since 2013
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2003
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Advertising agencies · Liège · since 2023
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Tessenderlo-Ham · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Wal-Active · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Rebecq · since 2017
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Ronse · since 1983
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ronse · since 2016
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Other financial services · Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes · since 2016
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Arlon · since 2016
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Kippenkwekerijen · Hannut · since 2017
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2020
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Etterbeek · since 2022
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Other postal and courier activities · since 1999
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of ATLAS-SERVICE · Freight transport by road · Brussel · since 2014