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.
“Arlan”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oostende · since 1998
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Mortsel · since 2021
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Abbreviation of ASSOCIATION DES REFUGIES LATINO - AMERICAINS ET DES CARAIBES · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1996
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Beersel · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Eeklo · since 2020
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Activities of bailiffs · Dinant · since 2025
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Repair and maintenance of other personal and household goods · since 2013
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Groothandel in machines en apparaten voor de warmte-, koel- en vriestechniek voor industrieel gebruik · Wommelgem · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Lokeren · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Horebeke · since 2023
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Other business support services · Ieper · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · Brussel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other business support services · Kortrijk · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Steenokkerzeel · since 2025
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Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Boortmeerbeek · since 2019
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Other holiday and short-stay accommodation · Lasne · since 1998
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Abbreviation of ARL project · Other business support services · Nivelles · since 2019
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Real estate agency activities · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alle Remmen Los · Laarne · since 2026
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 1978
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Braine-l'Alleud · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2023
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Office administrative and support services · Lochristi · since 2011
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Business and other management consultancy · Durbuy · since 2025