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.
“BANAM”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Welkenraedt · since 2022
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Other information technology and computer services · Schilde · since 1983
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Business and other management consultancy · Putte · since 1996
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mol · since 2014
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Asse · since 2020
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2023
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Productie van televisieprogramma's · Temse · since 2000
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Drogenbos · since 1998
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Abbreviation of Bana Community · Charleroi · since 2023
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Laakdal · since 2009
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since 2008
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Name of an establishment of TEN BEAUFORT · Wholesale of clothing, excluding workwear and underwear · Schoten · since 1987
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1995
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Brussel · since 2010
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Antwerpen · since 1979
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Cafés and bars · Lier · since 1985
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Name of an establishment of 647 ACTIVATIONS · Business and other management consultancy · Vilvoorde · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2001
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Cafés and bars · since 2013
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Cafés and bars · since 2015
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Youth work associations · since 2009
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Advertising agencies · Temse · since 2012
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Detailhandel in breigarens, handwerken en fournituren · since 1984
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Name of an establishment of PHIMA · Cafés and bars · Waregem · since 2006
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Tielt · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Brugge · since 2024
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Other membership organisations · Duffel · since 2025
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Office administrative and support services · Maaseik · since 1988
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Abbreviation of BRINCKMAN AFBOUWMONTAGE · Etterbeek · since 1994
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Ganshoren · since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Oudenaarde · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BUSINESS ACQUISITION MEDIA · Advertising agencies · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1999
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Vervaardiging van fietsen en invalidenwagens · since 2016
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Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Marketing · Other business support services · Brussel · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BAM CONSULT · Business and other management consultancy · Denderleeuw · since 2017
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2018
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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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Abbreviation of BENDE AMATEURS! · Begijnendijk · since 2019
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Detailhandel in houten bouw- en tuinmaterialen · Roeselare · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Belgian Alternative Media · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2021
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Other professional, scientific and technical activities · Tremelo · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BLEACHING AND MORE · Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Berlare · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BAM Radiation Oncology · Specialist medical practice · Liège · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Belevenissen en Avonturen op Maat · Other amusement and recreation activities · Nijlen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Beheersmaatschappij Antwerpen Mobiel · Construction of roads and motorways · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BUILDING ARCHITECTURE MANAGEMENT · Activities of building architects · Aalter · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BAM AUDIT · Business and other management consultancy · Pont-à-Celles · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Oostende · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of CimdX · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Rixensart · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BINABI Alumni Network · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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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 BALDEWIJNS ARTHUR MANAGEMENT · Bouw van rioleringen · Hasselt · since 2026
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Physiotherapy · Chièvres · since 2026
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Antwerpen · since 2026
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Namur · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of F & B Experiences · Other retail sale of new goods · Gent · since 2017