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.
“AFRIBEL”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Abbreviation of AFRIQUE BELGIQUE · Brussel · since 2010
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Abbreviation of AFRIBEL HORIZON · since 2008
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Brussel · since 2025
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Beersel · since 1995
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Schelle · since 1976
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Name of an establishment of SOMODI - DIFFUSION BELGE · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Liège · since 1987
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Burg-Reuland · since 1992
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Diest · since 1992
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Villeneuve D'Ascq · since 2002
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Gembloux · since 2003
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Teelt van andere meerjarige gewassen · Manage · since 1994
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Retail sale of household furniture · Evere · since 2001
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Joinery installation · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of M & R ALUTEC · Joinery installation · Brussel · since 2017
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Afvalwaterafvoer · since 2004
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Other retail sale of food · since 2026
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Bornem · since 1989
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Rixensart · since 2020
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Freight transport by road · Zele · since 2025
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Manage · since 1976
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General electrical installation work · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of ASCONA · Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Kortrijk · since 1990
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Hasselt · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Association de Formation et de Rassemblement International de Coiffeurs · Ukkel · since 2018
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Retail sale of second-hand clothing · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2026