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.
“ARJEL”
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
16 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Aalst · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Erpe-Mere · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Lasne · since 2020
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Gistel · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of GIULIA · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Ans · since 1978
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Liedekerke · since 1988
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Activities of holding companies · Maaseik · since 1989
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Name of an establishment of MUJKANOVIC · General construction of residential buildings · Gent · since 1996
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Mons · since 2015
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General electrical installation work · Bonheiden · since 2017
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Other social work without accommodation · since 2018
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2023
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Diksmuide · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2026
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Elsene · since 1974
Names that resemble it 6 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Destelbergen · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Grimbergen · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Heers · since 2007
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Overige vrachtbehandeling, exclusief in zeehavens · Liège · since 2007
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Overige bemiddeling in en beheer van onroerend goed voor een vast bedrag of op contractbasis, n.e.g. · Wijnegem · since 2007