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.
“BOCRA”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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General construction of residential buildings · Aalst · since 1998
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OBSTACLE COURSE RACING ASSOCIATION · Other sports activities · Berlare · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of hivolta · Buying and selling of own real estate · Gent · since 2014
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2024
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Vervaardiging van bestralingsapparatuur en van elektromedische en elektrotherapeutische apparatuur · since 2025
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2014
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Croissy-sur-Seine · since 2017
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Business and other management consultancy · Bonheiden · since 2017
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Other specialised construction activities · Oostkamp · since 2018
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Wholesale of construction materials, general range · Hasselt · since 2011
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Eeklo · since 1989
Names that resemble it 13 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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General construction of residential buildings · Ingelmunster · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Royal Basket Othée Club · Cafés and bars · Fexhe-le-Haut-Clocher · since 1981
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Abbreviation of BEST ORIENTAL CARPETS · Vervaardiging van vloerkleden en tapijt · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BRUSSELS OFFICES CENTER · Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Anderlecht · since 1990
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFICE COMPANY · Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products · Charleroi · since 1994
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Abbreviation of Brussels Ombudscentrum · since 1999
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Abbreviation of BOC - Belgian Offshore Cluster · Organisation of conventions and trade shows · Oostende · since 2015
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Abbreviation of B.O. COMMUNITY · Public relations and communication consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Belgium Offroad Challenge · Oudsbergen · since 2022
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Sint-Truiden · since 2009
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFFSHORE CHALLENGE · Brugge · since 2007
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Verwerking en conservering van vlees van gevogelte · Herselt · since 1989
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Abbreviation of BOONE CONSULTANCY AND TRADING · Other business support services · Oostende · since 2000