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.
“Arceca”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Activities of holding companies · Heuvelland · since 2008
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Etterbeek · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Antwerp Recreation Centre for Crafts and Art · Antwerpen · since 1994
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since 1995
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Market research and public opinion polling · Mons · since 2003
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Mons · since 2009
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 1988
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Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Anzegem · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Association europèenne du Cacao - Europese Cacaovereniging - European Cocoa Vereniging · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2000
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Support activities for crop production · Asse · since 2012
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Other business support services · Ternat · since 2025
Names that resemble it 26 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Groothandel in sport- en kampeerartikelen, met uitzondering van fietsen · Lubbeek · since 1946
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Kortrijk · since 1978
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Wholesale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Antwerpen · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Association régionale des Centre d'Accueil · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Verviers · since 1987
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Event catering · Lievegem · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Association de Recherches Appliquées dans la Communauté · Hove · since 1990
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Huishoudelijke persoonlijke dienstverlening · since 2017
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Specialist medical practice · Brasschaat · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Activités Ré Crée Actives · Sports and recreation education · Tubize · since 2021
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2009
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Non-specialised wholesale trade · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Accueil des Réfugiés Clandestins Extracommunautaires" · Liège · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Bertem · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of P & V Verzekeringen · Activiteiten van gemengde verzekeringsondernemingen, overwegend niet-leven · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1907
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Etterbeek · since 1975
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DU RAYONNEMENT CULTUREL POUR L'EDUCATION ET LE FORMATION · Schaarbeek · since 2002
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DU RAYONNEMENT CULTUREL POUR L'EDUCATION ET LA FORMATION DE CHARLEROI · Sambreville · since 2002
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DU RAYONNEMENT CULTUREL POUR L'EDUCATION ET LA FORMATION D'ANDERLECHT · Anderlecht · since 2002
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Vervaardiging van ijzer en staal en van ferrolegeringen · Liège · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Waregem · since 2026
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Braine-le-Château · since 2019
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Halle · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · Grez-Doiceau · since 2022
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Binche · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Association pour la Renaissance de la Culture, l’Éducation Numérique et l’Environnement · Ukkel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Evere · since 2025