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.
“AREL”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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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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Abbreviation of ARDENNES - EIFEL (AR - El) · Vielsalm · since 1998
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Gingelom · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Aywaille · since 2020
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2005
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Joinery installation · Meise · since 2026
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Anderlecht · since 1970
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Arlon · since 1984
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2026
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Advertising agencies · since 2008
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General electrical installation work · since 2014
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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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Specialist medical practice · Ieper · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Herselt · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Estaimpuis · since 2000
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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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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Nivelles · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ACADEMIE REAL ESTATE · Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2022
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Activities of notaries · Tournai · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Wortegem-Petegem · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2003
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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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Other business support services · Ieper · since 2024
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Wommelgem · since 2026
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 1997
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Other education · since 2017
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Arlon · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Brasschaat · since 1980
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 1999
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Zemst · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ALLIANCE DES ROBINETIERS EUROPEENS · Activities of holding companies · Herstal · since 2013
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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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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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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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Abbreviation of Antwerp Real Estate Services · Land surveying · Beerse · since 2012
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Other amusement and recreation activities · Nijlen · since 2007
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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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Computer programming · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Ateliers de Réparation de Moteurs Electriques · La Louvière · since 1968
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Knokke-Heist · since 1982
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Elsene · since 1987
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Name of an establishment · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1997