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.
“ARNIC”
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
18 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Roeselare · since 2010
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Business and other management consultancy · Ukkel · since 2002
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2003
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Psychology services · since 2018
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Psychology services · Willebroek · since 2019
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Wholesale of other household goods · Waterloo · since 1998
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Joinery installation · Dendermonde · since 2025
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Kortrijk · since 1983
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Retail sale of games and toys · Boortmeerbeek · since 1987
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Ninove · since 1997
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Turnhout · since 2013
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Raising of sheep and goats · since 1986
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Riemst · since 2019
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Bricklaying and masonry work · Aalst · since 2023
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Koksijde · since 2011
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Rijkevorsel · since 1998
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Activities of professional membership organisations · Elsene · since 2016
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2023
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Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 2014
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Mixed farming · Burdinne · since 2014
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Other education · Anderlecht · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Ninove · since 2021
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2021
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Wasseiges · since 2022
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Computer programming · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Wemmel · since 2011
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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
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Liège · since 1998
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Diekirch 9231 · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES RESSORTISSANTS NIGERIENS AU LUXEMBOURG · Messancy · since 2018
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Groothandel in vlees van wild en van gevogelte · Lanaken · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES RESSORTISSANTS NIGERIENS DE BELGIQUE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2011
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Activities of interior architects · Meerhout · since 2011
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Activities of holding companies · Bornem · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Brecht · since 2024