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.
“ARA”
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
25 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Riding Association · Antwerpen · since 1960
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Other printing · Grobbendonk · since 1983
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Other retail sale of food · Edegem · since 1989
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1991
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Haaltert · since 1992
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Business and other management consultancy · De Panne · since 1993
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since 1997
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Abbreviation of Arterial asbl · Rixensart · since 2014
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of JMF · Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Kortrijk · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Acceuil -Rencontre - Amitié · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2010
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Abbreviation of ARA Schilderwerken · Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ATELIER RUIMTELIJK ADVIES · Activities of building architects · Antwerpen · since 2005
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Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Aurora · Activities of other sports clubs · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of A.R.A Boxing Club Arlon · Arlon · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Artelier · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1995
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Groothandel in huismeubilair · Affligem · since 2014
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Freight transport by road · Ganshoren · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Beriwan · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lontzen · since 2012
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Hamme (Vl.) · since 2022
Names that resemble it 39 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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News agency activities · since 2002
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Jette · since 2005
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE ATLETIEKASSOCIATIE GENT · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Gent · since 1919
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Abbreviation of Arbeiders Athletiek Bond · Antwerpen · since 1957
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Name of an establishment · Zeevisserij · Oostende · since 1978
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Abbreviation of Arendonkse Atletiekclub · Arendonk · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Action, Recherche et Aide culturelles · since 1988
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Name of an establishment of ARAB - ANTWERPS RESTAURATIE ATELIER VAN BEELDHOUWWERKEN · Other building finishing work · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Association des Riverains et Habitants des Communes proches de l'Aéroport B.S.C.A. - Brussels South Charleroi Airport · Charleroi · since 1997
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Repair and fitting of specific motor vehicle parts · since 1996
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Name of an establishment · Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2012
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kampenhout · since 2012
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Activities of holding companies · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2014
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Abbreviation of ARTS ET ATELIERS SANS FRONTIERES · Ukkel · since 2016
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Namur · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Brasschaat · since 2015
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Gent · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2020
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since 1998
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Other specialised construction activities · Antwerpen · since 2022
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2009
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Name of an establishment · Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of AIDE A LA REALISATION D'ACTIVITES MUSICALES · La Louvière · since 2003
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Asse · since 2004
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kontich · since 2004
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Elsene · since 2004
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2005
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Beerse · since 2005
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Diensten in verband met vervoer over water · Brecht · since 2006
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Charleroi · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Atelier de réparation automobile de la Dyle SRL · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genappe · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1986
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waterloo · since 1988
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Anderlecht · since 2008