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.
“ARIN”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Zandhoven · since 2011
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2011
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2022
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2026
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Annapolis Maryland · since 2013
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Abbreviation of ARiNA museum voor iederen · Tourist information services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2016
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Oostkamp · since 2018
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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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Machining of metals · Lokeren · since 2000
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Aartselaar · since 2013
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zoersel · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kontich · since 2017
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Computer programming · Hasselt · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ART Research Institute · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Namur · since 2020
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Nursing and midwifery · Neupré · since 2020
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2021
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Herent · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 2023
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Genk · since 2023
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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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Ieper · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Liège · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of DEPARADIS BERNARD & ANNE · Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · Binche · since 1971
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2025
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Site preparation · Lokeren · since 2026
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Abbreviation of ARIA ARCHTITECTES ASSOCIES · Activities of building architects · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Halle · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION RECHERCHE ET INITIATIVEARTISTIQUE · Elsene · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Action et Recherche Interculturelles Arabes · Verviers · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 1997
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Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Other legal services · since 2014
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Abbreviation of L'Association des Roumains Indépendants de Belgique · Defensie · Ath · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Wielsbeke · since 2020
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Liège · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ARCHITECTS IN BRUSSELS · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2009
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waregem · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of SAYNA · Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Kuurne · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Agence de Renseignements, d'Investigations et de Surveillance · Investigation and private security services · Liège · since 2003
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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
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Abbreviation of Agence pour le Renouveau par l'informatisation et l'Automatisation · Liège · since 1984
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Oudenaarde · since 1994
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Nazareth-De Pinte · since 2015