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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“BARBEX”

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  • 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

8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BARBEX same name
    Full-service restaurants · Hasselt · since 2009
  • Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 1990
  • BARBEL very similar
    Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Moorslede · since 2017
  • BARBER very similar
    Name of an establishment of GABS'ONE BARBERS · Hairdressing and barber services · Brussel · since 2019
  • BARBER very similar
    Uitgeverijen van muziekopnamen · Gent · since 2004
  • Barex very similar
    General electrical installation work · Heusden-Zolder · since 2020
  • BAREX very similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Lievegem · since 2024
  • Babex very similar
    Activities of lawyers · Antwerpen · since 2025
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BARBEAU similar
    Full-service restaurants · Plombières · since 1995
  • BARBERO similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Hemiksem · since 1997
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2025
  • BarB similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Harelbeke · since 2016
  • Bar Bell similar
    Name of an establishment of BIX · Full-service restaurants · Edegem · since 2017
  • BARBERS similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Beringen · since 2018
  • BARBER A. similar
    Other postal and courier activities · Zelzate · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
  • BAR-B similar
    Event catering · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2023
  • Bar.Beke similar
    Name of an establishment of BRASSERIE MAURITZ · Full-service restaurants · Wielsbeke · since 2023
  • Bar.Beke similar
    Name of an establishment of SWAF · Cafés and bars · Dilbeek · since 2005
  • Barbera similar
    Office administrative and support services · Kortenberg · since 2023
  • Barbera similar
    General construction of residential buildings · Edegem · since 2023
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2022
  • Land surveying · since 1996
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2002
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
  • BARBELLE similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Gistel · since 2017
  • Bar Bella similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Boom · since 2018
  • BAR A BARBE similar
    Name of an establishment of ERKOL COMPANY · Hairdressing and barber services · Wezembeek-Oppem · since 2018
  • BARBETTE similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Brasschaat · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2018
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2019
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
  • Physiotherapy · since 2021
  • BARBER R.S similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Schaarbeek · since 2022
  • BARBERIS similar
    Name of an establishment of JFR GROUP · Retail sale of cosmetics and toilet articles · since 2023
  • BARBETON similar
    Name of an establishment of Laisse béton · Cafés and bars · Brussel · since 2011
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2024
  • BARBER WK similar
    Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2024
  • BARBERTO similar
    Name of an establishment of YAMANTO · Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 2024
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
  • BARBER M.B. similar
    Hairdressing and barber services · Mechelen · since 2026
  • Barbe GTS similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Dilbeek · since 2026
  • Bar Betsy similar
    Name of an establishment of Brouwers & Brouwers · Other amusement and recreation activities · Antwerpen · since 2026
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
  • Bar BQ similar
    Name of an establishment of KONINGINNEHOF · Full-service restaurants · Oostende · since 1972
  • BARBA similar
    Full-service restaurants · La Hulpe · since 2001
  • BARBQ similar
    Full-service restaurants · Anderlecht · since 2014
  • BARBAR similar
    Abbreviation of BARBAR CLOTHING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lommel · since 2025
  • Retail sale of motorcycles and motorcycle parts and accessories · since 1971
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2020
  • BAR BEAUTÉ similar
    Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Schoten · since 2019
  • Other specialised design activities · since 2003
  • Landscape service activities · since 2023
  • Barbette similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Liège · since 1960
  • BARBER9K similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2019
  • Barber YL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Hairdressing and barber services · Gent · since 2023

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