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.
“ZOO”
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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Liège · since 1982
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Liège · since 1982
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Brussel · since 1997
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2023
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Other information technology and computer services · Schaarbeek · since 2001
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Name of an establishment of Stad Oudenburg · Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Oudenburg · since 1968
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Name of an establishment of FRACHT BELGIUM AIR · Goederenvervoer door de lucht · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2019
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Essen · since 2022
Names that resemble it 21 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Gent · since 1982
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Schaarbeek · since 1992
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Brussel · since 1997
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Video and film production, excluding cinema and television films · Kruisem · since 1999
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Hasselt · since 2000
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Business and other management consultancy · Zedelgem · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van roomijs en ander consumptie-ijs · Leuven · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of TO-BE · Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · Kontich · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mechelen · since 2007
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2025
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Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1986
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Office administrative and support services · Neupré · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of E-COMMIT · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Charleroi · since 2022
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Activities of head offices · Knokke-Heist · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Essen · since 2024
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Productie van televisiefilms · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Gent · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Zemst Onderneemt! · Other membership organisations · Zemst · since 2017
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Insurance agents and brokers · Putte · since 2023
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Literary creation · Vorst · since 2011