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.
“ARPA”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other tax advisory services · Huldenberg · since 1986
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Artisans des Palais · Manufacture of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery · Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Hasselt · since 2004
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Berlaar · since 2006
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Ukkel · since 2021
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Proefboren en boren · Wuustwezel · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · De Panne · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Net Brussel, Gewestelijk Agentschap voor Netheid · Inzameling van ongevaarlijk afval · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1990
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Groothandel in kantoor- en schoolbenodigdheden · Mons · since 1975
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Abbreviation of ALLROUND PHOTOGRAPHY · Photography, excluding press photography · Lennik · since 1983
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Abbreviation of AGENCE ET REGIE BELGE - AGENTSCHAP EN REGIE VOOR BELGIE · Advertising agencies · Elsene · since 1986
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Abbreviation of ATHLETIC REFORM PROGRAM · Vorst · since 2014
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Wholesale of wines and spirits · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DE RECHERCHE PARANORMAL · since 2010
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 1970
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Abbreviation of LEIDAR BELGIUM · Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 2004
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Abbreviation of A-R PROPERTIES · Other specialised construction activities · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Académie Royale du Protocole · Jette · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Beringen · since 2002
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2023
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2003
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION ROYALE DES PROPRIETAIRES DE LIEGE ET DE L'ARRONDISSEMENT · Liège · since 1938
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Abbreviation of Association régionale pour la Promotion du Porc piétrain · Jodoigne · since 1989
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Abbreviation of ATELIER d'ARCHITECTURE P. GRAILET · Activities of building architects · Waterloo · since 1992
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Abbreviation of S.O.S. Bosnie, Association pour la Restauration de la Paix en Europe · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Action Réformatrice Province de Luxembourg · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1999
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Abbreviation of Association des Réalisateurs-Producteurs indépendants · Productie van televisiefilms · Elsene · since 2018
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Lokeren · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ACTION REFORMATRICE-PROVINCE DE NAMUR · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Namur · since 2003
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General electrical installation work · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Gewestelijke Politieacademie Brussel · Overheden van gemeenschappen en gewesten · Brussel · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Association Royale des Professionnels de l'Horticultures · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Manhay · since 2023
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Joinery installation · Kortemark · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Gent · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Oostende · since 2024
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Monastier di Treviso · since 2017
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Name of an establishment · Computer programming · Wavre · since 2022
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Joinery installation · since 2004
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Plumbing work · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ALL REPAIR PARTS SERVICE · Koekelberg · since 2002
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2007