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.
“ARNOU”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Raising of other cattle and buffaloes · Brugge · since 1994
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Deerlijk · since 1978
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Vervaardiging van bereide maaltijden en schotels · since 2020
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Joinery installation · Anzegem · since 2021
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · since 2012
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Mouscron · since 2003
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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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Activities of lawyers · since 1990
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Activities of notaries · Eupen · since 2005
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Ecaussinnes · since 2024
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since 1979
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Ieper · since 2019
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since 1988
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Joinery installation · since 2020
Names that resemble it 42 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Compositie van muziek · since 2025
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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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Sports and recreation education · since 2024
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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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General construction of residential buildings · Namur · since 1990
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Event catering · Wuustwezel · since 2022
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Activities of building architects · Deinze · since 2022
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Bosbouw en bosbouwactiviteiten · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Advertising agencies · since 2007
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Meerhout · since 2014
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Seraing · since 1980
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · Oudenburg · since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · Nieuwpoort · since 2017
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Abbreviation of ARNOLD VOF · Other construction installation · Brussel · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Drogenbos · since 2021
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Plumbing work · Nieuwpoort · since 2023
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Plumbing work · since 2010
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Office administrative and support services · Kuurne · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Lievegem · since 2026
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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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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Libramont-Chevigny · since 1988
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since 1994
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Support activities for crop production · since 1996
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2018
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Dental practice · Genk · since 2021
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since 2023
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Activities of lawyers · since 2007
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Activities of lawyers · since 2024
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since 2025
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Freight transport by road · since 2004
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since 1998
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Mixed farming · since 1996
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Landscape service activities · since 2019
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Brugge · since 1998