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.
“Avarus”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2022
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2004
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Eeklo · since 1982
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Buying and selling of own real estate · since 2001
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Employment placement agencies · Balen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of ACTUARIAL VALUE & RISK SERVICES · Business and other management consultancy · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2007
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Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · since 2026
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Construction of roads and motorways · Gent · since 2004
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General electrical installation work · since 2018
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Other education · Hasselt · since 2009
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · Beersel · since 2011
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Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2026
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Pig breeding farms · Lievegem · since 1991
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Demolition · since 2020