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.
“BRC Groep”
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
7 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Roofing work · Maasmechelen · since 2026
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Trade name of Bouw- & Renovatie Groep · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · De Haan · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · Geraardsbergen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Benelux Diving Corporation · Waterbouw, muv baggerwerken · Antwerpen · since 1967
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Name of an establishment of BMC Benelux · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Agatha-Berchem · since 2014
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Rochefort · since 2015
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Cafés and bars · Gent · since 2018
Names that resemble it 14 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Activities of holding companies · Kortenaken · since 2016
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Gent · since 2017
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Activities of holding companies · Genk · since 2015
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Other technical testing and analysis · Beernem · since 2016
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Freight transport by road · Peer · since 2019
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Wholesale of beverages, general range · Essen · since 2021
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Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Antwerpen · since 2009
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General construction of residential buildings · Kalmthout · since 2012
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Zoersel · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · Gent · since 2024
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General cleaning of buildings · Genk · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · since 2026
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Joinery installation · Destelbergen · since 2020
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Hasselt · since 2023