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.
“BALMAR”
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
35 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Market research and public opinion polling · Kortrijk · since 1991
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Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Antwerpen · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · since 2024
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Other business support services · Haaltert · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Lasne · since 2024
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Photography, excluding press photography · Schilde · since 2016
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Proefboren en boren · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of DELTA DIVISION · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2005
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UDEN · since 2007
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Other personal services · Elsene · since 1972
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1985
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Jette · since 1987
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Ukkel · since 1988
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Retail sale of bread and pastry (bakery outlets) · Brussel · since 1989
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Office administrative and support services · Oostende · since 1992
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Hasselt · since 1995
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Site preparation · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2001
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Painting of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2001
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Machining of metals · Gent · since 2015
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since 2023
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Waregem · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Genk · since 2020
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gedinne · since 2021
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Activities of head offices · Knokke-Heist · since 2022
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2006
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Freight transport by road · Oostkamp · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Affligem · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · De Haan · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ALMARINE · Hemiksem · since 1991
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1975
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Boussu · since 2002
Names that resemble it 10 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Mixed farming · since 1971
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Luxembourg · since 2002
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2017
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2023
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Insurance agents and brokers · Visé · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2017
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Basel · since 1989
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Cafés and bars · since 1964