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.
“BAFI”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Cafés and bars · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1987
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Kruisem · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Bastiaensen Finance · Zoersel · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · Beersel · since 2024
Names that resemble it 31 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of Britisch And American Friendship in Belgium · Brussel · since 1944
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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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Interior design · La Hulpe · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BAF FERNELMONT · Fernelmont · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Bakelitte & Formika · Brussel · since 2020
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Abbreviation of BRASSER A FERRIERES · Manufacture of beer · Ferrières · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgian Agility Friends vzw · Stabroek · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Belgian Acupunctors Federation · Schoten · since 1982
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MONDEVILLE · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Knokke-Heist · since 2007
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Business and other management consultancy · Oudergem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Battel Foor VZW · Performing arts by artistic ensembles · Mechelen · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Courcelles · since 2020
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Edegem · since 2004
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 2011
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Nursing and midwifery · Stabroek · since 2021
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since 2023
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Anderlecht · since 2010
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since 2025
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Detailhandel in zuivelproducten en eieren · Binche · since 2024
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Business and other management consultancy · Nivelles · since 2022
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Machelen (Brab.) · since 1968
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Kampenhout · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Kantoor voor Boekhouding, Administratie en Fiscaliteit der Commerciële Ondernemingen · Puurs-Sint-Amands · since 1969
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Abbreviation of Ben - Air Flight Academy · Vlieg- en vaaronderricht · Antwerpen · since 1980