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.
“BUF Compagnie”
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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Paris · since 2017
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Other building cleaning and industrial cleaning · Jette · since 2018
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Specialist medical practice · Vorst · since 2022
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2026
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Brussel · since 2010
Names that resemble it 50 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Event catering · Haaltert · since 2012
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Kortrijk · since 1991
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2025
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Event catering · Merelbeke-Melle · since 2018
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Abbreviation of Accounting Compagnie · Business and other management consultancy · Brussel · since 2003
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Raising of other animals · since 2018
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Other support activities for arts and performing arts · Bornem · since 2010
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Retail sale of footwear · Beloeil · since 2024
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General construction of residential buildings · Theux · since 1990
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Brecht · since 1992
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Wholesale of non-electrical household articles · Bornem · since 1996
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Sports and recreation education · Menen · since 2015
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Schaarbeek · since 2021
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Brussel · since 2021
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since 2022
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Graphic design and visual communication · Hove · since 2023
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since 2023
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Zwevegem · since 2011
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Office administrative and support services · Torhout · since 2024
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Leuven · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of Janssen-Van den Daelen · Hotels and similar accommodation · Geraardsbergen · since 2021
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Joinery installation · Verviers · since 2021
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Real estate agency activities · Willebroek · since 1995
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Exploitatie van culturele centra en multifunctionele zalen ten behoeve van culturele activiteiten · Vorst · since 1996
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Pluimveehouderijen, muv kippenkwekerijen · Bocholt · since 2015
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2023
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Other postal and courier activities · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2022
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Gavere · since 2023
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Organisation of conventions and trade shows · since 2018
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Name of an establishment · Employment placement agencies · Ciney · since 2008
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Brussel · since 2023
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Wired, wireless and satellite telecommunications · Ukkel · since 2024
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Site preparation · Grimbergen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Bella&Compagnie, ateliers éducatifs et médiation animale · Other amusement and recreation activities · Fontaine-l'Evêque · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Ingelmunster · since 2001
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Cultural education · Soignies · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Tremelo · since 2004
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Flémalle · since 2024
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2025
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Name of an establishment of LILICORNE · Retail sale of games and toys · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · Beyne-Heusay · since 2019
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Retail sale of pets, pet food and pet supplies · since 2022
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Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Brussel · since 2009
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Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2009
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Veterinary services · Andenne · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1956
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Ieper · since 1973
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1941