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.
“WARI”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Kortrijk · since 2015
Names that resemble it 35 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Leuven · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2016
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Wuustwezel · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2017
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Fernelmont · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Abbreviation of War and Remembrance · Zulte · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 1975
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Repair and maintenance of computers and communication equipment · Malle · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Eupen · since 2021
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Brussel · since 2005
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Peer · since 1974
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Computer programming · Ganshoren · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Wortegem-Petegem · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of AUDOSAN · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Genk · since 2000
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Niklaas · since 2002
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Mechelen · since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Ecaussinnes · since 2016
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Affligem · since 2016
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Plumbing work · Oostende · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Bierbeek · since 2019
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Turnhout · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Detailhandel in ijzerwaren en gereedschappen · since 2012
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Socio-cultural adult education · Gent · since 2005
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Plastering work · since 2024
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Tielt · since 2024
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Activities of head offices · Torhout · since 2025
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Activities of interior architects · Aartselaar · since 2026
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2022
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Other retail sale of food · Brussel · since 2022
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Kaprijke · since 1984
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Brugge · since 2019