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.
“ARU”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Ukkel · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Africa Rise Up · Brussel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 37 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2019
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Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2023
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2004
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Oostkamp · since 2024
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Urban planning and landscape architecture · Amsterdam · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Association des Romanistes de l'Universite de Liege · Neupré · since 1952
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Business and other management consultancy · Zuienkerke · since 2001
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2014
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Full-service restaurants · Walhain · since 2016
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Activities of holding companies · Wevelgem · since 2018
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Other education · since 2020
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Other business support services · Mettet · since 2021
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Other business support services · Ukkel · since 2022
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Retail sale of flowers, plants, seeds and fertilisers · Soumagne · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2010
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2024
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Other membership organisations · Elsene · since 2025
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Abbreviation of Alliance radicale · Brussel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of LES ASSOCIATIONS REUNIES · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mons · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Art/Recherche · Visual arts creation · Brussel · since 2014
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Afrikaanseraad · Wuustwezel · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of DMK CONCEPT · Other specialised construction activities · since 2021
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Neufchâteau · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Autres Regards asbl · Elsene · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Animation Rièzoise · Chimay · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Animal Racing · Zoersel · since 2024
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Day spas, saunas and steam baths · Jette · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ARFI RAD · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
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Wholesale of information and communication equipment · since 2025
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Activities of lawyers · Gingelom · since 2026
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Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Insulation installation · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Lokeren · since 1987
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Abbreviation of ASTRO RENCONTRES · Ramillies · since 2006