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.
“ZARA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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since 2006
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Other education · Oosterzele · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of INDITEX BELGIE-INDITEX BELGIQUE · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Brussel · since 1993
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Graphic design and visual communication · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2005
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Nursing and midwifery · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2025
Names that resemble it 40 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wiltz · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2002
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zemst · since 2009
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Liège · since 2004
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Performing arts by independent artists · Halle · since 2008
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1986
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Day nurseries and crèches · Brussel · since 2014
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Other business support services · Gent · since 2016
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Operation of sports facilities · Oudenaarde · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Amay · since 2020
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Operation of sports facilities · since 1999
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Full-service restaurants · Liège · since 2023
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2021
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2025
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Knokke-Heist · since 2006
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Name of an establishment of NOVA · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2008
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Gent · since 2024
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Winnenden · since 1979
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Balen · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kontich · since 1998
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 1995
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Retail sale of other household articles · La Hulpe · since 2011
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Lanaken · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Edegem · since 2023
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
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Activities of lawyers · Bonheiden · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of NEW SERVICE PROVIDER · Public relations and communication consultancy · Affligem · since 2007
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Physiotherapy · since 2024
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Lokeren · since 2025
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Paris · since 2015
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2021
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Groothandel in overig textiel · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Other specialised construction activities · Ukkel · since 2018