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.
“B.A.B.”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Anderlecht · since 1977
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Abbreviation of BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION BELGIUM · Schaarbeek · since 1984
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ASSURANCES BEEMAH · Hannut · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Blankenbergs automobielbedrijf · Blankenberge · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BROUWERS ALGEMENE BUIGWERKEN · Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures · Hulshout · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of WAK · Finishing of textiles · Zaventem · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION OF BELGIUM · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BAFANA BAFANA · Mons · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BANGLADESH ASSOCIATION OF BELGIUM · Elsene · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BONSAI ASSOCIATION BELGIUM · Bocholt · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BRUGSE AUTONOME BIERPROEVERS · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Brugge · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Bob Automotive Belgium · Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Peer · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BOXING ACADEMY BRUSSELS · Vorst · since 2025
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2020
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2020
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Rotselaar · since 1997
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Seraing · since 1998
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Vocational training · Leuven · since 2013
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 2014
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Brussel · since 2016
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Beernem · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2020
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Oudenaarde · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of BAOBAB DESIGN · Activities of building architects · Vorst · since 2010
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Saint-Ghislain · since 2003
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Activities of lawyers · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Brugge · since 2005
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Activities of building architects · Leuven · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van spellen en speelgoed · since 2008
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 2024
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Name of an establishment of PAULO TROPICAL · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of DE BRUGSE ALGEMENE BOUWONDERNEMING · General construction of other non-residential buildings · Brugge · since 1958
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS AIKIDO AND BUDO FEDERATION - BRUSSELS AIKAKAI · Anderlecht · since 1984
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR BOARDRIDING COMPETITORS · Bredene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Belgilux Association Of Branded Products Manufacturers · Market research and public opinion polling · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Hechtel-Eksel · since 1997
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Luxembourg · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2002
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Abbreviation of BELGIUM AFRICA BUSINESS CONNECTION · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2014
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General cleaning of buildings · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2023
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Heusden · since 2017
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Office administrative and support services · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of Woko · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Mol · since 2019
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Abbreviation of BEAUCOUP D'AMOUR ET DE BELLES AVENTURES · Advertising agencies · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2019
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Oostende · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Boekhoudbureau Algemeen Boerensyndicaat · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Geraardsbergen · since 2023
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Interior design · Diksmuide · since 2023
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Logistics services · Ninove · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Putte · since 2009
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Schoten · since 2011
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2003
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2005
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Abbreviation of BELGISCHE ATLETEN BRANDWEER SPORTKRING · Antwerpen · since 2006
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Business and other management consultancy · Lier · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Elsene · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Edegem · since 2025
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Insulation installation · Lommel · since 2025
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Real estate agency activities · Waterloo · since 2025
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Izegem · since 2026
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Bemiddelingsactiviteiten voor de gespecialiseerde detailhandel · since 2026
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Elsene · since 1987
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Zomergem · since 1980
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Gent · since 2004