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.
“BARA”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Driving schools for cars and motorcycles · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR REGIONAL ANESTHESIA · Leuven · since 2001
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Moorslede · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of Remorquable · Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods · Elsene · since 2018
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Temse · since 2018
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Zwevegem · since 1993
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017
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Literary creation · since 2014
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Groothandel in bloemen en planten · since 2003
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Computer programming · Ukkel · since 1995
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Cafés and bars · Berlare · since 2012
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Schaarbeek · since 2007
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Painting of buildings · Kruisem · since 1976
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 1998
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2002
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Ukkel · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1977
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Sint-Niklaas · since 2019
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Translation services · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2020
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Development of residential building projects · Leuven · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Detailhandel in tabaksproducten · Koekelare · since 2009
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Scheduled passenger transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Cafés and bars · since 2026
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Kampeer- en caravanterreinen · Blankenberge · since 1984
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Launderettes and laundries for private customers · Grez-Doiceau · since 1986
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Name of an establishment of BARAKA BELGIE · Groothandel in kledingaccessoires · Brussel · since 1988
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Other retail sale of food · Gembloux · since 1988
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Brussel · since 1992
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Name of an establishment of GROUPE TRICATEL · Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 1993
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Schaarbeek · since 1995
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Name of an establishment · Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Knokke-Heist · since 1997
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Turnhout · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BURO VOOR ARCHITEKTUUR · Activities of building architects · Gent · since 2001
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN ASSOCIATION IN RESEARCH APPLICATION ON CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE-ASSOCIATION BELGE POUR L'APPLICATION DE LA RECHERCHE EN AGRICULTURE DURABLE · Gembloux · since 2001
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Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · Kortrijk · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 1984
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Leuven · since 2017
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · since 2018
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Pokfulam, Hong Kong · since 2018
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Brugge · since 2018
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Cafés and bars · Ukkel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Lummen · since 2019
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2000
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Sports and recreation education · Ukkel · since 2023
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Other business support services · Balen · since 2023
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Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Antwerpen · since 2010
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Gent · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BAHAA ART & RESTORATION · Ukkel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Halle · since 2024
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Full-service restaurants · Wingene · since 2026
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since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 2022