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.
“AFRO.CARE”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2018
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · Ukkel · since 2024
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Other business support services · since 2021
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Varkensvetmesterijen · Hoogstraten · since 2010
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Other technical testing and analysis · Brussel · since 2006
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Research and development on biotechnology · Elsene · since 2008
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nursing and midwifery · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2026
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Liège · since 2016
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Specialist medical practice · Pelt · since 2024
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Ukkel · since 1998
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Diksmuide · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of ProCare België · Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Leuven · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Wijnegem · since 2018
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Lummen · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2008
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Groothandel in foto- en filmapparatuur en in andere optische artikelen · Aalst · since 2004
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Ohey · since 2006
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Kinrooi · since 2024
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · Leuven · since 2025
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Activiteiten op het gebied van mondzorg, muv activiteiten van tandartspraktijken · Mechelen · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Lierde · since 2026
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Charleroi · since 2015
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Freight transport by road · since 2015