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.
“AZAP”
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
1 registered enterprise with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2026
Names that resemble it 25 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2001
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1990
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since 1995
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Abbreviation of Aurore Zadeling · Activiteiten van gecertificeerde belastingadviseurs · Sombreffe · since 2026
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Removal services · since 2026
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Groothandel in machines, werktuigen en toebehoren voor de landbouw · Gent · since 1999
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Liège · since 2003
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alain Zwaenepoel Advisory Services · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Brasschaat · since 1992
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Waterloo · since 1993
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Detailhandel in tapijten en andere vloerbedekking en wandbekleding · since 2013
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Full-service restaurants · Aarschot · since 2016
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Halle · since 2019
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Insulation installation · Genk · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Antwerpse Zee Aquarium Club · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Gent · since 2009
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Development of residential building projects · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2003
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Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · since 2004
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Raising of other animals · since 2008
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Other software publishing · Ukkel · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ichtegem · since 2026
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Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2020