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Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector.

“BAWS”

An active company already has this name

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Same or very similar names

3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • BAWS same name
    Hairdressing and barber services · Ronse · since 2022
  • B.A.W.S. same name
    Abbreviation of Belgian Committee of Associated Wrestling Styles · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
  • Sole trader very similar
    Advertising agencies · since 2026
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • BAW similar
    General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Wevelgem · since 1984
  • BAW similar
    Abbreviation of BERTS ART WORLD · Business and other management consultancy · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2002
  • B.A.W. similar
    Name of an establishment of KAYA KARA · General construction of residential buildings · Elsene · since 2016
  • BAW similar
    Name of an establishment of PRODELCO · Development of residential building projects · Denderleeuw · since 2017
  • B.A.W. similar
    Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · Brussel · since 2019
  • BAW similar
    Abbreviation of BREATHE A WISH · Waremme · since 2021
  • Sole trader similar
    Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · since 2023
  • Bawser similar
    Activities of holding companies · Niel · since 2024
  • BAWY similar
    Other business support services · Laarne · since 1979
  • BAWO similar
    Name of an establishment of BAWO ZEILMAKERIJ · Vervaardiging van overige geconfectioneerde artikelen van textiel, muv kleding · Meerhout · since 1998
  • BAWE similar
    Freight transport by road · Mol · since 2015
  • Sole trader similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2020
  • BAWA similar
    Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Herselt · since 2019
  • BAWY similar
    Activities of head offices · Damme · since 2021
  • BAWI similar
    Activities of holding companies · Zulte · since 2024
  • ROBAWS similar
    Name of an establishment of Eforge · Computer programming · Zwevegem · since 2008
  • B.A.W.R. similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Abbreviation of Belgian Association of Western Riding · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1982

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. A name can be free in the register and still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the 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.

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