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.
“ARTRA SA”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Liège · since 2016
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Computer programming · since 1989
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KOERICH · since 2006
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of Puurbysarah · Hairdressing and barber services · Wommelgem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Art et Culture à l'Athénée Royal de Beaumont · Beaumont · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of ACTRA · Other building finishing work · Ukkel · since 1993
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Charleroi · since 1959
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other sports activities · since 2012
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Handel in elektriciteit · Alveringem · since 2015
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Brussel · since 2023
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Seraing · since 1996
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Other education · Hasselt · since 2015
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Other sports activities · Lokeren · since 2018
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · since 2026
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Asse · since 1996
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Computer programming · Oudenaarde · since 1998
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Detailhandel in overige bouwmaterialen, n.e.g. · Wuustwezel · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Destelbergen · since 2014
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Lier · since 2016
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 1998
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Literary creation · Geraardsbergen · since 2022
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Performing arts by independent artists · since 2025
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Hoogstraten · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Radio en Televisie · Antwerpen · since 1982
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Abbreviation of ACHAT, REVENTE, TRAVAUX · Development of residential building projects · Andenne · since 1990
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Abbreviation of Festival d'Art · Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Huy · since 1991
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Abbreviation of ALGEMENE RENOVATIETECHNIEKEN · Painting of buildings · Knokke-Heist · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Amber Reünie Team · Aalst · since 2013
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Abbreviation of Anderlecht Running Team · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2021
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Bouw van rioleringen · Kalmthout · since 2022
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · Evergem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of ALPHA RACING TEAM · Liège · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Ambuce Rescue Team · Patiëntenvervoer per ambulance · Wijnegem · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Oudenaarde · since 2019
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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General electrical installation work · Jodoigne · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Advanced Racing Technology · Zonhoven · since 1990
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Postdiensten in het kader van de universele dienstverplichting · since 2021