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.
“ARCA”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Lubbeek · since 1946
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Kortrijk · since 1978
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Association régionale des Centre d'Accueil · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Verviers · since 1987
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Event catering · Lievegem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Association de Recherches Appliquées dans la Communauté · Hove · since 1990
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Activités Ré Crée Actives · Sports and recreation education · Tubize · since 2021
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Landscape service activities · since 2009
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1987
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Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2025
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Zwevegem · since 1987
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Activities of building architects · Knokke-Heist · since 1988
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Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Recreation Centre for Crafts and Art · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Advertising agencies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
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Abbreviation of ARC-EN-CIEL du CAMEROUN · Dilbeek · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Arcas Advocaten · Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Architecture-Rénovation Conception Aménagement et Décoration · Activities of building architects · Blégny · since 2011
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Destelbergen · since 2006
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Hasselt · since 2024
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Andere vormen van creatie van kunst · since 2025
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CADSY · Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Kontich · since 1964
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Abbreviation of All Round Cleaners · Oostende · since 1967
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Repeater Club · Stabroek · since 1975
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Abbreviation of Aide Aux Réfugiers Cambodgiens · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1982
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Kontich · since 1987
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Liège · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE SUR LE CANCER · Villejuif · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ADVANCED RESEARCH CORPORATION · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Meise · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of DP-Solutions · Vervaardiging van communicatieapparatuur · Oudenaarde · since 1997
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ukkel · since 2002
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Name of an establishment · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Vorst · since 2003
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Ronse · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION POUR LE REVEIL DES CONGOLAIS · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2013
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Factoring
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Business and other management consultancy · Buggenhout · since 2019
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Nursing and midwifery · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · since 2021
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Tattoo and piercing services · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ALPRA REGULATORY CONSULTING · Business and other management consultancy · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Ronse · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of ARCADE SHOE CONCEPT · Retail sale of footwear · Torhout · since 2008
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Wuustwezel · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2010
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Activities of building architects · Schilde · since 2010
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Abbreviation of All Round Care · Nursing and midwifery · Wijnegem · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of Sonical VanRoey · Computer programming · Oostkamp · since 2011
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Machining of metals · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Visé · since 2008
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Ranst · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Oudenaarde · since 2024
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Other personal services · since 2025
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten in verband met gespecialiseerde bouwnijverheid · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ARCHITECTURE - COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN - Société d'Architectes · Elsene · since 1989
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Namur · since 1984
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1990
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Name of an establishment · Other specialised construction activities · since 2020