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.
“BADAN”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Montigny-le-Tilleul · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2005
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Full-service restaurants · Heusden-Zolder · since 2017
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Plumbing work · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2020
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Other specialised construction activities · Brasschaat · since 2021
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Niel · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2005
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Interior design · since 2012
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since 1981
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Wuustwezel · since 2015
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Full-service restaurants · Heuvelland · since 2018
Names that resemble it 38 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 1990
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General electrical installation work · Villers-le-Bouillet · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2006
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2023
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since 2009
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Site preparation · since 2007
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Joinery installation · Zele · since 2013
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Computer programming · Lessines · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BADALA asbl · Anderlecht · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bedrijfs Administratief Dienstencentrum · Public relations and communication consultancy · Elsene · since 1979
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Anderlecht · since 1989
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Ganshoren · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Burundais Associés pour la Détente · Brussel · since 1999
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Belgian Aid Network · Gent · since 2018
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Abbreviation of BEST Alumni Network · Brussel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tremelo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AUTOPARTS DISTRIBUTION · Activities of holding companies · Schaarbeek · since 2012
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Abbreviation of BINABI Alumni Network · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Baltic Artist Network · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hasselt · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Asbl la seconde main par la boîte à dons · Durbuy · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2021
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since 1998
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2006
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Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Anthisnes · since 1998
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Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · since 2018
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General construction of residential buildings · since 2024
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Demolition · since 2023
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Wholesale of other food products · Elsene · since 2003
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2006
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Other postal and courier activities · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Advertising agencies · since 2023
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2010
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Namur · since 1996