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.
“YOUCA”
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other social work without accommodation · Brussel · since 2006
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 1997
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Employment placement agencies · Rumst · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Web portal activities · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2018
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Other business support services · Hoogstraten · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2023
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Real estate agency activities · Schoten · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2025
Names that resemble it 15 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Advertising agencies · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · Koekelberg · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Holsbeek · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kalmthout · since 2007
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Mortsel · since 2008
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Other retail sale of food · Stekene · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Freight transport by road · since 2025
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
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Development of residential building projects · Roeselare · since 2007
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Cultural education · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2009