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.
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
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Schaarbeek · since 1996
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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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Sports and recreation education · Ukkel · since 2023
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Gent · since 1995
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Full-service restaurants · Mol · since 2023
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Roeselare · since 2003
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Name of an establishment of RESTRO · Full-service restaurants · De Panne · since 2006
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Cultural education · since 2024
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Industriële vervaardiging van brood en van vers banketbakkerswerk · Jette · since 2023
Names that resemble it 55 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Painting of buildings · Kruisem · since 1976
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · since 1977
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Katelijne-Waver · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Diepzeeduikersclub Barracuda · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Brugge · since 1963
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Essen · since 1980
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1986
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Production of cinema films · Asse · since 1996
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Profondeville · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of DE RAPTE · Cafés and bars · Bonheiden · since 2000
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Abbreviation of BARRACUDA UNINCORPORATED · Advertising agencies · Chastre · since 2016
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Vermogensbeheer · Hoogstraten · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of H-Con · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Ranst · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of BaR-1 · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Oudenaarde · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2026
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since 1978
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Name of an establishment of BACCARA · Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Brussel · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Leuven · since 2015
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Abbreviation of DeBarrage · Antwerpen · since 2017
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Cafés and bars · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2021
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Beringen · since 2019
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Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles · since 2021
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Development of residential building projects · Arendonk · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of MATTHIAS MOENS · Cafés and bars · Lievegem · since 2022
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Grobbendonk · since 2022
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · since 2023
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Madrid · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Waimes · since 2021
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Cafés and bars · Tienen · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of VDVDS · Cafés and bars · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Activiteiten op het gebied van de distributie van films en video’s · Antwerpen · since 2009
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Name of an establishment of PANAMERICANA · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of KOVA · Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2008
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2025
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Retail sale of other sporting goods · since 2025
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since 2014
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Other amusement and recreation activities · since 1994
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Machining of metals · Wavre · since 1992
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since 1994
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Full-service restaurants · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BARRO INVEST · Activities of head offices · Ledegem · since 2020
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Name of an establishment · Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Office administrative and support services · since 2021
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Computer programming · since 2022
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General construction of residential buildings · Grimbergen · since 2023
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Performing arts by independent artists · Zonhoven · since 2012
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Antwerpen · since 2005
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Performing arts by independent artists · Herselt · since 2005
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Name of an establishment of BASYL · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Haaltert · since 2007
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Name of an establishment of Lewis Zuid · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2013
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Name of an establishment of Lewis Bresstraat · Full-service restaurants · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997