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.
“BRAFT”
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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Computer programming · Schaarbeek · since 2025
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Brugge · since 2015
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Retail sale of fruit and vegetables · Rochefort · since 2023
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Other specialised design activities · Nieuwerkerken (Limb.) · since 2021
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Name of an establishment of Craft-B · Vervaardiging van andere meubelen, n.e.g. · Brecht · since 2022
Names that resemble it 19 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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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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Business and other management consultancy · Elsene · since 2025
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Kruisem · since 2026
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Business and other management consultancy · Mortsel · since 2019
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Development of non-residential building projects · Durbuy · since 2023
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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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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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Abbreviation of Brussels Rescue Academy · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2024
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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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Abbreviation of Rescue Aid Fire Team · Kortrijk · since 2015
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Tongeren-Borgloon · since 2015
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Overige openbare orde en civiele veiligheid · Kluisbergen · since 2016
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · since 1989