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.
“BACH”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of games and toys · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Stekene · since 2018
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Abbreviation of LIPACS · Activities of lawyers · Hasselt · since 2009
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Full-service restaurants · Asse · since 2011
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Name of an establishment of International Car Export and Marketing · Wholesale of beverages, general range · Elsene · since 1976
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Abbreviation of Companie Back to Bach · Walhain · since 2018
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Mechelen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 53 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Brussel · since 1991
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Consumer Healthcare Industry · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Lasne · since 2008
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Abbreviation of BADMINTONCLUB HOBOKEN · Antwerpen · since 2008
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Performing arts by artistic ensembles · since 2024
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of MAOP · Cafés and bars · Heusden-Zolder · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belgian American Corporation · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Elsene · since 1968
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Abbreviation of Belgische Arbeidcentrale · Antwerpen · since 1939
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Abbreviation of Britisch Aerospace Dynamics Group · London · since 1973
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Abbreviation of B.A.C. Instituut voor het Bewegend Beeld · Vorst · since 1976
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Abbreviation of ESTINNES AUTO CLUB · Estinnes · since 1983
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'AFFAIRES CLOSE · Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Liège · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BATIMENT, CHAUFFAGE, AUTO · Châtelet · since 1987
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Langenfeld · since 1988
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Abbreviation of Belgian Accounting Company · Certified accountants and tax accountants · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1989
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Aachen · since 1990
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Performing arts by independent artists · Elsene · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Belgian Amateur Club · Other business support services · Lierde · since 1997
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ART COMPANY · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Gent · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BUILDING ASSETS CONCEPT · Real estate agency activities · Chaudfontaine · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BUYAMIN ATAKAN COÖPERATIEF · Freight transport by road · Maasmechelen · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Business Advisory Council · Elsene · since 2014
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Abbreviation of Beyond Antares Consultancy · Business and other management consultancy · Heusden-Zolder · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Brussels Art & Culture · Other educational support services · Evere · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Braine-le-Comte · since 2018
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Full-service restaurants · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of BeACoder · Gerpinnes · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Brussels Acro Community · Evere · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Dilbeek · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Deerlijk · since 2023
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Computer programming · Lokeren · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'AUDITS & DE CONSEIL · Other technical testing and analysis · Waremme · since 2011
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Assurances du Condroz · Insurance agents and brokers · Modave · since 2012
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Abbreviation of BRAINE AUTO CLUB · Braine-le-Comte · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Brussels Art Central · Elsene · since 2007
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Activities of head offices · Kruisem · since 2008
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Other business support services · Knokke-Heist · since 2023
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Bouw-Advies-Coördinator · Brussel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Zelzate · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Belz Avreichim Cultuurcentrum VZW · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of CLIK Management · Activities of building architects · Waimes · since 2015
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2019
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · since 2022
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2007
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brussel · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Kraainem · since 2026
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Herve · since 2018
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Erpe-Mere · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Business Advisers on Climate and Competitiveness · Business and other management consultancy · Etterbeek · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Bureau Assurance Comptabilité · Liège · since 1982