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.
“Walis”
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
19 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Mons · since 2005
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1977
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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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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Antwerpen · since 2016
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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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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · Lede · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Stekene · since 2026
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of RONDA · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Roeselare · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2018
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
Names that resemble it 30 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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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2023
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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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Etterbeek · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · Tervuren · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AIDE LOGISTIQUE AUX INSTITUTIONS SOCIALES · Namur · since 1997
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Abbreviation of APOTHEEK LANGENAEKEN - INFORMATION SERVICES · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Tervuren · since 1999
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Other software publishing · Herk-de-Stad · since 2017
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2018
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ANIMAL LIFE SUPPORT · Other amusement and recreation activities · Merchtem · since 2012
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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
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · since 2015