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.
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
47 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1985
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Brussel · since 1989
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Ganshoren · since 2000
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Boom · since 2004
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Lochristi · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 1997
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Cafés and bars · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oudergem · since 2001
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1993
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Waregem · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2025
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · Merchtem · since 1988
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Brussel · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of BAIR · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2000
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostende · since 2021
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Waregem · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of ZELLE · Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2011
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2026
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2015
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Other personal services · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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since 2008
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Rusthuizen voor ouderen (ROB) · Beersel · since 1987
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Activities of lawyers · since 2023
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2021
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since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · since 2024
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Advertising agencies · since 2026
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since 2009
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2022
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Real estate agency activities · since 2017
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Interior design · since 2019
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
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since 2010
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since 2023
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Finishing of textiles · since 2024
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · since 2026
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Podiatry and foot care · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1999
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Employment placement agencies · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Elsene · since 2009
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Other postal and courier activities · Vorst · since 2023
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Other sports activities · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ternat · since 2019
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Psychology services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2015
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Psychology services · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2024
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Retail sale of information and communication equipment · since 2021