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Name check

Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“Abs, Andy”

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

35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • Other sports activities · since 2009
  • Andy (sole trader) very similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2017
  • ANDY very similar
    Name of an establishment of PROJECT COFFEE · Verwerking van thee en koffie · Antwerpen · since 2018
  • Andy very similar
    Retail sale of beverages, general range · Antwerpen · since 2024
  • Andy (sole trader) very similar
    Diensten in verband met de luchtvaart · since 2025
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of Algemeen Boerensyndicaat · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Roeselare · since 1974
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of AUCTIONEERS BROKERS & SALES · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Mechelen · since 1983
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of ALGEMEEN BEHEER SELS · Zandhoven · since 1987
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS SYMPHONY · Retail sale of information and communication equipment · Wetteren · since 1989
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of All Building Services · Oudergem · since 1990
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of ADVIES, BEMIDDELINGS- EN SERVICE KANTOOR · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Dendermonde · since 1992
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of ALL BUSINESS SERVICES · Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Ranst · since 1993
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of AUTO BODY SERVICES · General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zaventem · since 1996
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of ADVOCAAT BEMIDDELAAR SERGEANT · Activities of lawyers · Brugge · since 1999
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BELGE POUR LA SECURITE · Vocational training · Léglise · since 2000
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ADVENTURE & BRAVE SPORTS · Dentergem · since 2001
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ALL BUILDING SOLUTIONS · General cleaning of buildings · Waremme · since 2015
  • ABS very similar
    Vervaardiging van carrosserieën voor motorvoertuigen · Leuven · since 2015
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ARIES BUSINESS SYSTEMS · Activities of holding companies · Schoten · since 2016
  • ABS very similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Antwerpen · since 2016
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of Association Bruxelloise des Sports · Anderlecht · since 2017
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of Schrijvers Algemene Bouwwerken · General construction of residential buildings · Grobbendonk · since 2018
  • ABS very similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Zaventem · since 2020
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of Ardenne Bureau Services · Vaux-sur-Sûre · since 2021
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ANTWERP BOLTING SERVICES · Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of Automatic Brood Service · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Antwerpen · since 2010
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ACTUM BUILDING SERVICE · Site preparation · Poperinge · since 2011
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of ASBESTBURO SCHOLLIERS · Sanering en ander afvalbeheer · Aalst · since 2012
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of apis bruoc sella · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Evere · since 2005
  • ABS very similar
    Abbreviation of Antwerp Bike Store · Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · Antwerpen · since 2007
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of AGERIS BY SYNDIA · Liège · since 2024
  • A.B.S. very similar
    Abbreviation of AUX BONS SOUVENIRS · Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Liège · since 2025
  • A.B.S. very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of ALL BUILDING SERVICES · Etterbeek · since 1984
  • A.B.S. very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Bassenge · since 1995
  • ABS very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Other postal and courier activities · La Louvière · since 1999
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • AB-SAN similar
    Plumbing work · Antwerpen · since 2013
  • ABSAN similar
    Roofing work · Antwerpen · since 2005
  • AB-Santé similar
    Abbreviation of Association Belge de la Santé physique, mentale et sociale · Oudergem · since 2023
  • ABSA similar
    Abbreviation of Association Belge de Sophia-Analystes asbl · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2008
  • Computer programming · since 2026
  • ABSAC similar
    Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION BELGO-SOUDANAISE POUR l'AMITIE ET LES ECHANGES CULTURELS · Etterbeek · since 1995
  • since 1987
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2016
  • Full-service restaurants · since 1979
  • SANDY similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lessines · since 2021
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2010

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