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.
“BABUS”
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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herselt · since 1985
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Development of residential building projects · Etterbeek · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Merksplas · since 2005
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · since 2023
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 2000
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Wholesale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2010
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2007
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Vervaardiging van gebreide en gehaakte kleding · since 2026
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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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Roeselare · since 1991
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Binche · since 2022
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Day nurseries and crèches · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of JOSH FOOD · Full-service restaurants · Zaventem · since 2025
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · La Bruyère · since 1994