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.
“BECAN”
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
13 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Roeselare · since 2006
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Geel · since 1970
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Diest · since 1972
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Namur · since 1986
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Abbreviation of Clayton Art Trading BE · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Ukkel · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Belgian Event Caterer Association · Other business support services · Gent · since 2021
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Computer programming · Liège · since 2009
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Insurance agents and brokers · Pecq · since 2004
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Thuin · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Basse-Enhaive Culturel, Associatif et Participatif · Namur · since 2026
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Mont-Saint-Guibert · since 2016
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
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Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
Names that resemble it 51 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDE CAMMARATA · Machining of metals · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1990
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Risk and damage evaluation · Braine-l'Alleud · since 1991
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Business and other management consultancy · Kortemark · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Belgian Cockpit Association · Activities of professional membership organisations · Evere · since 1999
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Vermogensbeheer · Ardooie · since 2007
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Construction of roads and motorways · Bree · since 2025
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Verhuur en lease van tenten · Zwevegem · since 1982
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Landscape service activities · Wetteren · since 1988
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Veterinary services · Ciney · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Ukkel · since 1997
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Business and other management consultancy · Oud-Heverlee · since 2016
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Laarne · since 2018
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Evergem · since 2019
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Computer programming · Brussel · since 2021
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Computer programming · Charleroi · since 2021
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Brussel · since 2022
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Villers-la-Ville · since 2010
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Abbreviation of CENTRE BRUXELLOIS POUR L'AFRIQUE DANS UNE EUROPE MULTICULTURELLE · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2003
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General construction of other non-residential buildings · Jodoigne · since 2004
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Business and other management consultancy · Zaventem · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Waremme · since 2023
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Belgisch Elektrotechnisch Comité · Other printing · Brussel · since 1925
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Abbreviation of BENELUX EXTRA CARD · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1983
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Name of an establishment of BUILDING ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL · Insulation installation · Courcelles · since 1984
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Abbreviation of Belgian Expatriation Consultants · Oostende · since 1987
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Abbreviation of BROTHER EAGLES CLUB · Dinant · since 1995
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Abbreviation of BUREAU D'ETUDES COLON · Liège · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BECQUETANCE ET COMPAGNIE · Full-service restaurants · Elsene · since 2013
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Abbreviation of BASKET ENTITE COURCELLOISE · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Courcelles · since 2013
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Aubel · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Browning Environmental Communications · since 2021
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Abbreviation of Buddhist Educators Collective · Brussel · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Badminton Etterbeek Club · Etterbeek · since 2025
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · since 2026
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS EVENT COMPANY · Brussel · since 2026
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Nieuw-Vennep · since 1982
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Abbreviation of Bart Engels - Clean · General cleaning of buildings · Brecht · since 2022
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General medical practice · Oostende · since 2023
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Name of an establishment · Buying and selling of own real estate · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2009
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Site preparation · Geel · since 2007
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Name of an establishment · Growing of cereals (except rice), leguminous crops and oil seeds · Jodoigne · since 2008
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Ledegem · since 2024
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · since 2025
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Abbreviation of BE CLEAN at all times · General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Agents and brokers in banking services · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of BELGO-EUROPEAN CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION · Brussel · since 1986
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Liège · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Bureau d'Etudes Carmon · Mons · since 1956
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Abbreviation of Bureau européen de Coordination des Organisations internationales de Jeunesse · Brussel · since 1979