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.
“BRAF”
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
3 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Belgische Rafting Federatie · Gent · since 1996
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Business and other management consultancy · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2014
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Rochefort · since 2023
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Brugge · since 2015
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Computer programming · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Brandweer Brakel · Brakel · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2019
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Joinery installation · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Benjamin REULIAUX Avocat · Activities of lawyers · Walhain · since 2023
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Abbreviation of BEHEER- EN RENOVATIEADVIES · Activities of holding companies · Zwijndrecht · since 2003
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Abbreviation of BALENS RECYCLAGE- & AANNEMINGSBEDRIJF · Site preparation · Dessel · since 2006
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Abbreviation of Basket-ball Referees Association · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2008
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Development of non-residential building projects · Durbuy · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Brussels Rescue Academy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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Landscape service activities · since 2022
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Hotels and similar accommodation · Lierneux · since 2020
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Other business support services · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2011
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Trade name of Bral – Stadsbeweging voor Brussel · Verenigingen op het vlak van milieu en mobiliteit · Brussel · since 1973
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Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 1989
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General construction of residential buildings · Temse · since 1997
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Verhuur en lease van machines, apparatuur en handgereedschap voor doe-het-zelvers · Brecht · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of ESPACE KWESTO · Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Hasselt · since 1999
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2000
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Name of an establishment of COAST SHOPS · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Nieuwpoort · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Belgian Railway Airsoft Team · Jabbeke · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Beersel · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Brussels Reggae Addicts Productions · Elsene · since 2017
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · since 2018
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wemmel · since 2019
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Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · since 2024
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Joinery installation · since 2024
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Plumbing work · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Full-service restaurants · Grobbendonk · since 2025
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Physiotherapy · Waregem · since 2026
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Nieuwpoort · since 2024
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Willebroek · since 1986
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2011