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.
“BOCARBO”
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
5 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Bredene · since 2021
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Computer programming · Stekene · since 1975
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Detailhandel in drogisterijartikelen en onderhoudsproducten · Wavre · since 1988
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Floor and wall tiling · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1991
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Productie van televisiefilms · Zulte · since 2018
Names that resemble it 28 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kruisem · since 2016
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Office administrative and support services · Aalst · since 2018
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Vervaardiging van farmaceutische grondstoffen · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Belgian Open Class Association · Mortsel · since 1981
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Eeklo · since 1984
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Putte · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of WATSUP · Full-service restaurants · Waterloo · since 2017
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Activities of head offices · Herenthout · since 2021
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Advertising agencies · Herstal · since 2023
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Specialist medical practice · Lochristi · since 2025
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Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 1990
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Operation of sports facilities · Sint-Niklaas · since 2021
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Ondersteunende diensten in verband met de bosbouw · since 2006
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Nursing and midwifery · Jabbeke · since 2025
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Overijse · since 1984
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Office administrative and support services · Genk · since 1992
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Operation of sports facilities · Herve · since 1995
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Name of an establishment of ALFA EXPERTS · Risk and damage evaluation · Bredene · since 1996
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since 2001
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Manufacture of dining room, living room, bedroom and bathroom furniture · since 1970
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Beernem · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2023
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Event catering · Sint-Niklaas · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1984