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.
“Bargis”
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
12 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wielsbeke · since 2026
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Brussel · since 1983
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Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Hotels and similar accommodation · since 1980
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Growing of vegetables, melons, roots and tubers · Antwerpen · since 2026
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Other business support services · Tienen · since 1994
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1994
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Business and other management consultancy · Dendermonde · since 2018
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Retail sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories · since 2020
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Grâce-Hollogne · since 2006
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 1992
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Cafés and bars · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2014
Names that resemble it 8 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of G.I.N.O. · Other business support services · Laarne · since 2016
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Activities of lawyers · Leuven · since 2020
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Name of an establishment of Allier · Full-service restaurants · Roeselare · since 2025
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Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 1997
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Full-service restaurants · Balen · since 2015
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Turnhout · since 2017
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Name of an establishment of SLAMA · Full-service restaurants · Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve · since 2003