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.
“BAF”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belex Air Freight · Logistics services · Brussel · since 1960
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Abbreviation of British Air Ferries Ltd · Southend on Sea (Essex) · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Brussels Associates Fondation · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1984
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Abbreviation of BLAUWE ACTIEVE FEDERATIE · Leopoldsburg · since 1984
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Fitness centres · Antwerpen · since 1997
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Abbreviation of BRASSERIE ARTISANALE DE LA FABRIQUE · Manufacture of beer · Soumagne · since 2015
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Abbreviation of BAF FERNELMONT · Fernelmont · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BRASSER A FERRIERES · Manufacture of beer · Ferrières · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgian Acupunctors Federation · Schoten · since 1982
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MONDEVILLE · since 2005
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Abbreviation of Battel Foor VZW · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Mechelen · since 2026
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Kampenhout · since 2003
Names that resemble it 32 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1987
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Jette · since 2016
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Kruisem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Bastiaensen Finance · Zoersel · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Britisch And American Friendship in Belgium · Brussel · since 1944
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Mixed farming · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Harelbeke · since 1990
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Roosdaal · since 1993
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Activities of holding companies · Ans · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ATHLETICS · Operation of sports facilities · Brussel · since 1937
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Abbreviation of JAVAME · Activities of interior architects · Gembloux · since 2002
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Blocus Assistance · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Genk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Les Amis du Buisson Ardent · Mons · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Beughom Administratie · Office administrative and support services · Zoersel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BA plus · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Bachata Amor · Sports and recreation education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERCHEM'ACTION · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Ban'Ankiso · Other social work without accommodation · Arlon · since 2023
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BrugeAlive · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brugge · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Bonjour Afrique · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Sound recording · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BelArts · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELA Aequitas · Other legal services · Schelle · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Bergisel Advisory · Other legal services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Ben - Air Flight Academy · Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Antwerpen · since 1980