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.
“BAFRA”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Mixed farming · Antwerpen · since 1989
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Retail sale of other cultural and recreation goods · Zwevegem · since 2024
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Painting of buildings · Kruisem · since 1976
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1977
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Londerzeel · since 1986
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Real estate agency activities · Beringen · since 1989
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Business and other management consultancy · Schaarbeek · since 1991
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Malle · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Hove · since 1995
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Brussel · since 2013
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2015
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Ukkel · since 2019
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Gent · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Brakel · since 2020
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Proefboren en boren · Brecht · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Ganshoren · since 1980
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Gent · since 1986
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Promoting African Art · Leuven · since 1997
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Other building finishing work · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · since 2021
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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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Public relations and communication consultancy · Wavre · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · Jalhay · since 2018
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Hesperange · since 2009
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Retail sale of other household articles · Koekelberg · since 2025
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Kampenhout · since 2003