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.
“BAR”
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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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AIR RESCUE · Grimbergen · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BURO VOOR ARCHITEKTUUR · Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2001
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Painting of buildings · since 2013
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Lochristi · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Bon-Air Renouveau · Other amusement and recreation activities · Leuze-en-Hainaut · since 2011
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Interior design · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of MASH · Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Nieuwpoort · since 2007
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Abbreviation of BAHAA ART & RESTORATION · Ukkel · since 2024
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Event catering · Assenede · since 2025
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Other specialised construction activities · Putte · since 2007
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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Abbreviation of BABAR Trinité · Retail sale of women's outerwear · Elsene · since 2011
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Harelbeke · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BARBAR CLOTHING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lommel · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of M.I.H.S. · Public relations and communication consultancy · Bredene · since 2023
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Event catering · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Event catering · Kalmthout · since 2025
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of GROUPE TRICATEL · Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 2018
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Knokke-Heist · since 2012
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Name of an establishment of MAGIC CORNER · Cafés and bars · Maasmechelen · since 2020
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Specialist medical practice · Affligem · since 2024
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Vermogensbeheer · Waasmunster · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Rumst · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Brugse Autorodeo Vereniging · Brugge · since 1967
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1987
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Roofing work · Herstal · since 1992
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Rotselaar · since 1993
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Ninove · since 1995
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General construction of residential buildings · Lierde · since 2003
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Moorslede · since 2003
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Activities of interior architects · Gent · since 2003
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 2014
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Joinery installation · Ninove · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2016
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Trade name of Bouw Aanleg Renovatie Tegels · Bricklaying and masonry work · Tervuren · since 2016
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Dilbeek · since 2016
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Event catering · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Klusdienst-OK · Full-service restaurants · Grobbendonk · since 2017
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beringen · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Bouwcoördinatie en Alle Realisaties van Totaalprojecten · General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2020
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Other legal services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2021
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Vervaardiging van gedistilleerde dranken door distilleren, rectificeren en mengen · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Moerbeke (Waas) · since 2022
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Literary creation · Beersel · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · Tournai · since 2023
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BERNARD-AUTO-RACING-TEAM · Wanze · since 2011
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Diepenbeek · since 2003
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2003
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Activities of building architects · Oostende · since 2005
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Business and other management consultancy · Geraardsbergen · since 2008
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Other specialised design activities · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BARU RAIL SERVICE · Service activities incidental to land transportation · Lanaken · since 2025
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Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2025
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Abbreviation of B-Art Productions · Lier · since 2025
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Machining of metals · Wavre · since 1992
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zonhoven · since 2012
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Cafés and bars · Evergem · since 2014
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Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2019