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.
“ARKLE”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2006
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of ITNERA · Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2009
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wemmel · since 2026
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Association Professionnelle de Kinesitherapeutes · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1969
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Abbreviation of ADVIES RUIMTELIJKE KWALITEIT · Land surveying · Herentals · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Acrogym Regio Kempen · Lille · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Truiden · since 2002
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2001
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Funeral services · Geraardsbergen · since 2018
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Painting of buildings · since 2019
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Activities of head offices · Heers · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ANTWERPSE RAAD VAN KERKEN · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Design and construction of stages and sets · since 2025
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Activiteiten van bejaardenzorg aan huis, muv (thuis)verpleging · since 2026
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Plumbing work · Lanaken · since 2002
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Computer programming · Mons · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Leuven · since 2017
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Other retail sale of new goods · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalst · since 2023
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2008
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Employment placement agencies · Knokke-Heist · since 2024
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Dilbeek · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2022
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Putte · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of ARK FAMILY · Wholesale of other food products · Quaregnon · since 2021