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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.

“AR-BOR”

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  • 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

15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Arbor same name
    Abbreviation of Boomkwekerijen Arbor · Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Hulshout · since 1959
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2014
  • Joinery installation · since 2025
  • AR-BOR same name
    Verstrekken van verbruikskrediet · Antwerpen · since 2006
  • Arbor same name
    Development of residential building projects · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
  • ARBORA very similar
    Development of residential building projects · Elsene · since 1992
  • Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · since 2022
  • ARBORATOR very similar
    Activities of holding companies · Harelbeke · since 2011
  • Arboo very similar
    Schoten · since 1971
  • ARBOL very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2000
  • Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2013
  • Arbol (sole trader) very similar
    Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2016
  • ARBO-F very similar
    Landscape service activities · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2017
  • ARBOX very similar
    Steinfort · since 2019
  • ARBOX (sole trader) very similar
    General cleaning of buildings · since 2026
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • ARBO similar
    Vervaardiging van deuren en vensters van kunststof · Mouscron · since 1980
  • ARBO similar
    Other tax advisory services · Brussel · since 1985
  • Other building finishing work · since 2024
  • ArBo similar
    Abbreviation of ArBo Schilder- en Decoratiewerken · Painting of buildings · Waasmunster · since 2021
  • ARBO similar
    Elsene · since 2008
  • Arbo similar
    Abbreviation of Amfibieên, Reptielen, Bomen, Biodiversiteitsorganisatie · Other manufacturing not elsewhere classified · since 2011
  • Landscape service activities · since 2008
  • Arborex similar
    Abbreviation of Arborex (La Pépinière de et à Lesdain) · Brunehaut · since 1968
  • ARBORES similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Knokke-Heist · since 1972
  • ARBOROM similar
    Trade name of LABEL ESPACE · Logging · Bernissart · since 1997
  • ARBORAL similar
    Boomkwekerijen, muv bosboomkwekerijen · Erpe-Mere · since 1998
  • ARBORIS similar
    Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2000
  • Translation services · since 2013
  • Urban planning and landscape architecture · since 2015
  • Landscape service activities · since 2015
  • ARBORAI similar
    Landscape service activities · Pajottegem · since 2017
  • Logging · since 2018
  • Landscape service activities · since 2021
  • Landscape service activities · since 2022
  • ARBORUP similar
    Landscape service activities · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
  • Landscape service activities · since 2023
  • Arborix similar
    Groothandel in bloemen en planten · Diksmuide · since 2009
  • General medical practice · since 2012
  • Bouw van bruggen en tunnels · since 1978
  • ARBOREX similar
    Abbreviation of ELAGAGES ARBOREX · Logging · Wavre · since 2006
  • Landscape service activities · since 2024
  • Landscape service activities · since 2024
  • Ar-boris similar
    Landscape service activities · Zemst · since 2024
  • ArborAx similar
    Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ranst · since 2024
  • Arboria similar
    Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2026
  • Landscape service activities · since 2026
  • Landscape service activities · since 2014
  • Landscape service activities · since 2014
  • ARBORIAS similar
    Landscape service activities · Enghien · since 2016
  • ARBORECO similar
    Landscape service activities · Ukkel · since 2017
  • ARBORETA similar
    Landscape service activities · Wavre · since 2021
  • ARBORADO similar
    Landscape service activities · Eupen · since 2021
  • Arborati similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zwalm · since 2022
  • Arbortec similar
    Name of an establishment of Arbor Bros · Landscape service activities · Bekkevoort · since 2023
  • Landscape service activities · since 2010
  • ARBORIUS similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2005
  • ARBORETUM similar
    Name of an establishment · Instellingen met huisvesting voor volwassenen met een mentale handicap · Péruwelz · since 1996
  • Landscape service activities · since 2018
  • Landscape service activities · since 2019
  • ARBOR-TECH similar
    Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · Herk-de-Stad · since 2012
  • ARBORATUM similar
    Name of an establishment · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Lens (Hainaut) · since 2004
  • Landscape service activities · since 2025
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2019
  • Landscape service activities · since 2019
  • Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · since 2024
  • Ar'Bo similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ARBO IMPORT & MARKETING · Wholesale of timber · Brugge · since 2006

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