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.
“BARFA”
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
2 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Harelbeke · since 1998
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Etterbeek · since 2001
Names that resemble it 23 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Cafés and bars · since 2005
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Physiotherapy · Lievegem · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · since 2021
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Other sports activities · Herent · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Meerhout · since 2026
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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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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Esneux · since 2017
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Other specialised construction activities · Rotselaar · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Etterbeek · since 2002
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Full-service restaurants · Aalst · since 2023
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Cafés and bars · since 2013
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Real estate agency activities · La Hulpe · since 1992
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Other specialised construction activities · Putte · since 2007