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.
“AFTAT”
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.
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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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schilde · since 2010
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ukkel · since 2009
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since 2015
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since 2014
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Zaventem · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2026
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since 2021
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP FAST TRADING · Business and other management consultancy · Brasschaat · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ALL FREIGHT AND TRANSPORT · Logistics services · Genk · since 1990
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Abbreviation of ANIMAL FOOD AND FAT COMPANY LTD · London EC4 · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Academics for Technology · Other education · Leuven · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Advanced Functional Technologies · Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2016
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Floor and wall tiling · Brugge · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Afterfurcht · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP FUEL TRANSPORT · Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Abbreviation of A FACILITY TRANS · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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General electrical installation work · Gent · since 2007
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Abbreviation of APPRENTISSAGE TENNISTIQUES PRECOCES LIEGE · Juprelle · since 2008
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Abbreviation of NOVA-TOIT · Roofing work · Liège · since 2026
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · since 2024