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.
“ARRI”
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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Retail sale of bicycles · Oosterzele · since 2023
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Activiteiten van incasso- en kredietbureaus · Liège · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 44 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Oudergem · since 1966
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Charleroi · since 2017
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Modave · since 2025
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Abbreviation of AGENCE DE RECHERCHE ET D'INFORMATION · Vervaardiging van andere elektrische apparatuur · Elsene · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Association des Réfugiés iraniens en Belgique · Anderlecht · since 1986
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Production of cinema films · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1989
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Kortrijk · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ART, RECHERCHE ET INVESTISSEMENT · Market research and public opinion polling · Kraainem · since 1993
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Blankenberge · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1995
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Abbreviation of Alternate Reality Robots · Leopoldsburg · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · La Louvière · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2000
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Detailhandel in glas-, porselein- en aardewerk en in niet-elektrische huishoudelijke artikelen · since 1980
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2020
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Abbreviation of ART Research Institute · Other publishing activities, excluding software publishing · Namur · since 2020
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Office administrative and support services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Dongen · since 2022
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Logistics services · Schaarbeek · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Schilde · since 2022
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP RAIL REPAIR · Vervaardiging van locomotieven en ander rollend materieel voor spoorwegen · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Abbreviation of ANTWERP RAIL INVEST · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Antwerpen · since 2012
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Activities of lawyers · Genk · since 2006
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Vermogensbeheer · Diest · since 2025
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2025
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Retail sale of household furniture · Evere · since 2001
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Logistics services · Grimbergen · since 2018
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Other sports activities · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vocational training · Liège · since 2011
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES REALISATEURS ET REALISATRICES FRANCOPHONES · Activities of professional membership organisations · Elsene · since 2002
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Joinery installation · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2005
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Computer programming · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Herzele · since 2024
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Kortrijk · since 2013
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Liège · since 2006
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · Hamois · since 1990
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2016
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Antwerpen · since 1992
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Elsene · since 1999
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Abbreviation of AMENAGEMENTS RENOVATIONS IMMOBILIERES · Roofing work · Farciennes · since 2000
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Abbreviation of A.R.I. Company · Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Mechelen · since 2016
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Waterloo · since 1988