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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“ARH”

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.

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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

2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • ARH same name
    Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Eupen · since 2015
  • ARH same name
    Abbreviation of Les Amis du Rail Halanzy · Aubange · since 2012
Names that resemble it 27 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Removal services · since 2018
  • ARHI similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Gingelom · since 2016
  • Other business support services · since 2024
  • ARHES similar
    Trade name of PAC TRADE CORPORATION · Wholesale of information and communication equipment · Delaware 19810-New Castle County · since 1997
  • ARHOL similar
    Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · Zwevegem · since 2000
  • ARHEA similar
    Other research and development on natural sciences · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2019
  • ARHAT similar
    Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Antwerpen · since 2009
  • AR similar
    Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1993
  • A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Alliance radicale · Brussel · since 1995
  • A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of LES ASSOCIATIONS REUNIES · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mons · since 2000
  • A/R similar
    Abbreviation of Art/Recherche · Visual arts creation · Brussel · since 2014
  • On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2019
  • AR similar
    Abbreviation of Afrikaanseraad · Wuustwezel · since 2020
  • AR similar
    Name of an establishment of DMK CONCEPT · Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
  • AR similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Neufchâteau · since 2023
  • AR similar
    Abbreviation of Autres Regards asbl · Elsene · since 2011
  • A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Animation Rièzoise · Chimay · since 2012
  • A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of Animal Racing · Zoersel · since 2024
  • AR similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Jette · since 2024
  • A.R. similar
    Abbreviation of ARFI RAD · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
  • Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2025
  • AR similar
    Activities of lawyers · Gingelom · since 2026
  • A.R. similar
    Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • Insulation installation · since 2026
  • AR similar
    Abbreviation of Academie Reda · Perwez · since 2026
  • AR+ similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    General construction of residential buildings · Lokeren · since 1987
  • AR similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ASTRO RENCONTRES · Ramillies · since 2006

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