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.
“WANI”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2021
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2025
Names that resemble it 30 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · Ukkel · since 2019
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Market research and public opinion polling · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Willebroek · since 2010
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Nursing and midwifery · Kortemark · since 2024
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Abbreviation of WIDE AREA NETWORK · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Seraing · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Wallonie Aerotraining Network · Vocational training · Charleroi · since 1999
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
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Sports and recreation education · since 2021
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Paris · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2021
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Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2022
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2023
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Design and construction of stages and sets · Brussel · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Ganshoren · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of CHARLETOIT · General construction of residential buildings · Ukkel · since 1993
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Brussel · since 1998
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 1999
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2016
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Retail sale of household furniture · Gent · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of POTTAL PLUS · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Abbreviation of VZW Wang · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Vocational training · since 2022
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Hoeilaart · since 2023
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · since 2011
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Abbreviation of WALLONIE AVENTURE NATURE TOURISME · Tourist information services · Hamoir · since 2008
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Dilbeek · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of DAPHNE DE MILD · Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · Brakel · since 2008