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.
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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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2014
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Office administrative and support services · Arendonk · since 2002
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Groothandel in fietsen · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Eeklo · since 1985
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Joinery installation · since 2016
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Translation services · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Geel · since 2020
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Cafés and bars · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Dentergem · since 2011
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Verhuur en lease van vaat- en glaswerk, keuken- en tafelgerei, elektrische huishoudapparaten en andere huishoudelijke benodigdheden · Menen · since 2011
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General electrical installation work · Anderlecht · since 2008
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Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2025
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Mixed farming · Zottegem · since 2026
Names that resemble it 5 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Vermogensbeheer · Beernem · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Vermogensbeheer · Wommelgem · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Wildertse Ontspanningskring · Other amusement and recreation activities · Essen · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017