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.
“ARECA”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Etterbeek · since 1986
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Joinery installation · Kortrijk · since 2018
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Other construction installation · since 2021
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Materials recovery from waste · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Laiterie Régionale de Carlsbourg · Paliseul · since 1968
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1988
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Anzegem · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2008
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Support activities for crop production · Asse · since 2012
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Assenede · since 2008
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Kalmthout · since 1984
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Support activities for crop production · since 2002
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Other personal services · Hasselt · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Oosterzele · since 2004
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Development of residential building projects · Herselt · since 2008
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Name of an establishment of NSM Construct · General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2019
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION REGIONALE DES ELEVEURS DE CHEVRES ET MOUTONS LAITIERS · Anthisnes · since 1992
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Real estate agency activities · Gent · since 2005
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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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
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Waregem · since 2024