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.
“Barbarella”
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
11 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Machelen (Brab.) · since 1973
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Retail sale of souvenirs and religious articles · Antwerpen · since 1990
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2017
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Full-service restaurants · since 1974
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Hove · since 1988
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2023
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Full-service restaurants · since 1991
Names that resemble it 24 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Boom · since 2018
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Andere drinkgelegenheden · since 2024
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Event catering · since 2024
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Activities of lawyers · since 1979
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Enschede · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · La Hulpe · since 2001
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2016
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General electrical installation work · since 2017
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Abbreviation of BARBAR CLOTHING · Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Lommel · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Aarschot · since 2014
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2026
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Zwevegem · since 1993
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Agents in non-specialised wholesale trade · Harelbeke · since 1997
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Verwerking en conservering van groenten, exclusief productie van diepgevroren groenten · since 2023
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Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2002
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · since 2017
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Production of cinema films · Rixensart · since 2017
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Oostende · since 2020
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Full-service restaurants · Mechelen · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Dendermonde · since 2010
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Literary creation · since 2014
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Merchtem · since 2025
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Other legal services · Brussel · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · Berlare · since 2012