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.
“BOWAR”
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
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Leopoldsburg · since 1986
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Activities of holding companies · Heusden-Zolder · since 2001
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Demolition · since 2025
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Wingene · since 1984
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Fribourg · since 2000
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEN van GOWAR · Waregem · since 2001
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General construction of residential buildings · Wevelgem · since 2016
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Name of an establishment of Naonanc · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Vilvoorde · since 2016
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Waregem · since 2020
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2022
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Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery · Koksijde · since 2004
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2007
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Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Aalst · since 2008
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Other financial services · Beerse · since 2026
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Agents in the wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco · since 2021
Names that resemble it 11 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of BOUWBEDRIJF WARSON en CONSOORTEN · General construction of residential buildings · Genk · since 1992
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Activities of head offices · Roeselare · since 2014
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General electrical installation work · Deinze · since 2022
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Abbreviation of BERG-OP WIJGMAAL V.Z.W. · Activiteiten van overige balsportclubs · Leuven · since 2008
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General construction of residential buildings · Kortrijk · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
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Construction of roads and motorways · Waregem · since 1968
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General construction of residential buildings · Waregem · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of AY CONCEPT · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Activities of building architects · Roeselare · since 2017
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Ronse · since 1959