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.
“ARICA”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Niklaas · since 1981
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Overige hospitalisatiediensten · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1998
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Abbreviation of AREOPA RESEARCH & INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL CENTER · Other business support services · Ferrières · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Formation, la Recherche et l'Information sur le Centre de l'Afrique · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1978
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Activities of holding companies · Izegem · since 1990
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2000
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Jodoigne · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2017
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Psychology services · Willebroek · since 2019
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Rixensart · since 2021
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since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2009
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Real estate agency activities · Mouscron · since 2011
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Other membership organisations · Arlon · since 2004
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Full-service restaurants · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Nassogne · since 2025
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · since 1993
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Rijkevorsel · since 1998
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nursing and midwifery · Kampenhout · since 2025
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Elsene · since 1982
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General medical practice · Evere · since 2016
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Schaarbeek · since 2005
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2006
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Floor and wall tiling · Deinze · since 1999
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2015
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Freight transport by road · Namur · since 2017
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General electrical installation work · Tielt · since 2008
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Abbreviation of AGENCE DE RECHERCHE ET D'INFORMATION · Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Elsene · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Association des Réfugiés iraniens en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 1986
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Abbreviation of ART, RECHERCHE ET INVESTISSEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · Kraainem · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ART Research Institute · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Namur · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP RAIL INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Vermogensbeheer · Diest · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Jodoigne · since 1985
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General electrical installation work · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Verhuur en lease van landbouwmachines en -werktuigen · since 2018
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · since 2020
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Proefboren en boren · since 2025
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2005
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Abbreviation of AMENAGEMENTS RENOVATIONS IMMOBILIERES · Roofing work · Farciennes · since 2000
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Abbreviation of A.R.I. Company · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Mechelen · since 2016