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.
“ARPOL”
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
6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Hoeilaart · since 2020
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Schaarbeek · since 1994
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2012
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2017
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Plastering work · Brussel · since 2004
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2025
Names that resemble it 16 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of electrical equipment, including installation materials · Lokeren · since 2012
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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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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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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DE RECHERCHE PARANORMAL · since 2010
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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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Abbreviation of Aardappelpool België · Herzele · since 1991
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 1992
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Plumbing work · Brussel · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2021
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Other specialised construction activities · Anderlecht · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATED RENTAL PARTNERS ONE · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1983
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Plumbing work · since 2021