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.
“AFRIN”
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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Hasselt · since 2013
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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
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Abbreviation of Association de Formation et de Rassemblement International de Coiffeurs · Ukkel · since 2018
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Stekene · since 2019
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Hamont-Achel · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Mechelen · since 2023
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Freight transport by road · Zele · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2022
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Leuven · since 1952
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Formation, la Recherche et l'Information sur le Centre de l'Afrique · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1978
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Luxembourg1626 · since 1992
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Turnhout · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2023
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since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Kasterlee · since 2023
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Abbreviation of All For Research · Other research and development on natural sciences · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Advocatenkantoor Frederic Rosiers · Activities of lawyers · Aartselaar · since 2009
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Activities of independent sportspeople · since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · Liège · since 1996
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Abbreviation of Africa et Développement · Etterbeek · since 1996
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Antwerpen · since 1998
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Putte · since 2001
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Abbreviation of AFRICA SOLIDARITE · since 2002
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Name of an establishment of ALLROUND HORECA SOLUTIONS · Full-service restaurants · Lummen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of AFRICAIN EDUCATION · Brussel · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of DobbelC · Full-service restaurants · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2016
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Development of non-residential building projects · Balen · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Niklaas · since 2018
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Other research and development on natural sciences · Rixensart · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Herentals · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · since 1999
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Abbreviation of AFRIQUE BELGIQUE · Brussel · since 2010
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Abbreviation of AFRICA-MOTORS · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Liège · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Boortmeerbeek · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Holsbeek · since 2007
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Abbreviation of AFRIBEL HORIZON · since 2008
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Aide à la formation et à la réinsertion à la coiffure et couture africaine · Wavre · since 2005