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.
“WORKING GROUP”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Hooglede · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2019
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General construction of residential buildings · Zemst · since 2022
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Verenigingen op het vlak van ziektepreventie en gezondheidsbevordering · Leuven · since 2023
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other specialised construction activities · Stabroek · since 2017
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General cleaning of buildings · Stabroek · since 2019
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Plastering work · Gent · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Koksijde · since 2021
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Other education · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Braine-le-Château · since 2018
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Other printing · Binche · since 2021
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Demolition · since 2023
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Plumbing work · Tubize · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 1981
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Employment placement agencies · Waremme · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of Kairos · Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2016
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Other printing · Herenthout · since 2016
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Beheer van financiële markten · Haacht · since 2024
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Retail sale of household furniture · since 2019