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.
“BRATE”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Computer programming · Beauvechain · since 2024
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General medical practice · Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Boom · since 2002
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Other business support services · Houyet · since 2003
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Sawmilling and planing of wood · since 2012
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Other activities auxiliary to financial services, excluding insurance and pension funding · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Visual arts creation · Schaarbeek · since 2019
Names that resemble it 20 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of building architects · Elsene · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Belgian Railway Airsoft Team · Jabbeke · since 2015
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Retail sale of watches and jewellery · Beersel · since 2025
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Business and other management consultancy · Brakel · since 2001
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Abbreviation of Brasskate Academy - The FitField · Brasschaat · since 2025
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Ukkel · since 2016
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Mechelen · since 2016
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Insulation installation · Brussel · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Ledegem · since 2007
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General construction of residential buildings · Opwijk · 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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Other business support services · Brecht · since 2002
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since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Gent · since 2017