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.
“BAU”
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
4 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Anderlecht · since 1997
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Abbreviation of Belgian Architectural workers United · Brussel · since 2025
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Other business support services · since 2023
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Rumelange · since 1995
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Full-service restaurants · Marche-en-Famenne · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Apotheek Verfaillie · Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Tielt · since 1991
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Detailhandel in wapens en munitie · Tongeren-Borgloon · since 1995
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Joinery installation · Wellen · since 2013
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Landscape service activities · since 2014
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN AUTHORISED UNDERWRITERS ASSOCIATION · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
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General electrical installation work · since 2026
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Machining of metals · Beernem · since 2001
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Rust- en verzorgingstehuizen (RVT) · Waterloo · since 2014
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2015
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General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Oostkamp · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of De Dienstenfabriek · Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Aarschot · since 2016
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Contract catering and other food service activities · Schaarbeek · since 2018
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Nijlen · since 2003
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Real estate agency activities · Lier · since 2004
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Development of residential building projects · Ternat · since 2007
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Event catering · Grimbergen · since 2024
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Roofing work · since 2025
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General construction of residential buildings · Genk · since 2025
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Abbreviation of ASBL Ecoles libres subventionnées Sainte-Famille, Saint-Joseph et Sacré-Coeur · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Saint-Ghislain · since 1990
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Abbreviation of JAVAME · Activities of interior architects · Gembloux · since 2002
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Computer programming · Leuven · since 2003
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Abbreviation of Blocus Assistance · Braine-l'Alleud · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Gillis-Waas · since 2020
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Activities of lawyers · Genk · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Les Amis du Buisson Ardent · Mons · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Beughom Administratie · Office administrative and support services · Zoersel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Deinze · since 2021
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Abbreviation of BA plus · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Bachata Amor · Sports and recreation education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERCHEM'ACTION · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Ban'Ankiso · Other social work without accommodation · Arlon · since 2023
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Laying of wooden floor and wall coverings · Gent · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BrugeAlive · Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Brugge · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Bonjour Afrique · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Sound recording · Antwerpen · since 2010
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Abbreviation of BelArts · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of BELA Aequitas · Other legal services · Schelle · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of Bergisel Advisory · Other legal services · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2026
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General construction of residential buildings · Lier · since 1995