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.
“ARN”
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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Abbreviation of Automotive Repair Network - Five Star - REPANET - CUI · Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 1987
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Abbreviation of SOPHIART · Public relations and communication consultancy · Mons · since 2005
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Ternat · since 2026
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · Asse · since 1997
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Luxembourg · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Keerbergen · since 2013
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Harelbeke · since 2019
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Compositie van muziek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ARNA Taekwondo Academy · Hasselt · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · Mol · since 2009
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Aalter · since 2023
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
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Retail sale of lighting equipment · Liedekerke · since 1988
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Brugge · since 1994
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Wholesale of other household goods · Waterloo · since 1998
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Floor and wall tiling · since 1985
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Zottegem · since 2019
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Trade name of LGZD Association · Cafés and bars · Mons · since 2020
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Landscape service activities · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2020
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Kontich · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Vorst · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2010
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Activities of notaries · Eupen · since 2005
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES RESSORTISSANTS NIGERIENS A ANTWERPEN - BELGIQUE · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Painting of buildings · Kalmthout · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Waregem · since 2024
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Ecaussinnes · since 2024
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Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Alliance radicale · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of LES ASSOCIATIONS REUNIES · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mons · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Art/Recherche · Visual arts creation · Brussel · since 2014
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Afrikaanseraad · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of DMK CONCEPT · Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Neufchâteau · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Autres Regards asbl · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Animation Rièzoise · Chimay · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Animal Racing · Zoersel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ARFI RAD · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Academie Reda · Perwez · since 2026
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Brugge · since 1998
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General construction of residential buildings · Lokeren · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ASTRO RENCONTRES · Ramillies · since 2006