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.
“ARE”
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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Abbreviation of Action et Recherche en Education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
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Abbreviation of ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Mechelen · since 1988
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION RICHARD EMMANUELLE for AFRICA · Namur · since 2014
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Activities of holding companies · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2015
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE REAL ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION · Activities of professional membership organisations · Brussel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of ARIANE REAL ESTATE · Liège · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Andries Racing Events · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AZURE REAL ESTATE · Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2024
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nursing and midwifery · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2020
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Other retail sale of new goods · Wingene · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Association royale des Entrepreneurs de Peinture, Décor et Métiers connexes de Liège, Huy et Waremme · Liège · since 1950
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Abbreviation of Association royale des Etudiants en Médecine · Liège · since 1974
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 1980
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kalmthout · since 1984
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Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Lasne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Air conditioning and Refrigeration European Association · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Brussel · since 1990
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Abbreviation of AREA HORTICULTUREAE · Insulation installation · Namur · since 1990
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Schaarbeek · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Asse · since 1991
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Machining of metals · Balen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of CONSEIL CYNEGETIQUE AREL · Vielsalm · since 1992
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Computer programming · Kontich · since 1992
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Abbreviation of ARDENNES - EIFEL (AR - El) · Vielsalm · since 1998
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Zemst · since 1999
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Other specialised construction activities · Heusden-Zolder · since 2000
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE RECYCLAGE EN GRONDWERKEN · Site preparation · Kalmthout · since 2001
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Vereniging van de Extramurale Radiologen van Belgïe · Genk · since 2005
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LUXEMBOURG · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Brugge · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Amicale Résidence Espace Dejaifve · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2014
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Antwerpen · since 2016
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Full-service restaurants · since 1999
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Brussel · since 2018
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Sofia · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Alcopa Real Estate Fund · Vermogensbeheer · Kontich · since 2018
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Gingelom · since 2016
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General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 2020
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Aywaille · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Assemblée des Régions Européennes Viticoles · Strasbourg · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Overijse · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Algemene Renovatie Projecten · Other specialised construction activities · Gent · since 2010
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paris · since 2011
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Erpe-Mere · since 2012
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Grobbendonk · since 2012
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2005
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Nijlen · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2008
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Activities of building architects · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Abbreviation of AARON RELATION ET ENCADREMENT SPORTIF · Other membership organisations · Oreye · since 2025
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Kampenhout · since 2025
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Joinery installation · Meise · since 2026
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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2026
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Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2003
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Anderlecht · since 1970
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Knokke-Heist · since 1982
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Market research and public opinion polling · Elsene · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997