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.
“Barils”
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
17 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Zottegem · since 2026
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Aalst · since 1990
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Retail sale of chocolate and confectionery · Grimbergen · since 2022
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Brussel · since 1983
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Schaarbeek · since 1990
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Retail sale of prescription glasses, lenses and sunglasses · Deerlijk · since 2021
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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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Vervaardiging van gegolfd papier, golfkarton en verpakkingsmateriaal van papier en karton · Roeselare · since 2003
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Full-service restaurants · Brussel · since 2018
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kasterlee · since 2021
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Activities of holding companies · Anzegem · since 2021
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Zonhoven · since 2023
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Other information service activities · Dendermonde · since 2010
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General construction of residential buildings · Sint-Jans-Molenbeek · since 2012
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Detailhandel in kledingaccessoires · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Antwerpen · since 1992
Names that resemble it 22 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of VDH BRUSSELS · Event catering · Ukkel · since 2015
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Business and other management consultancy · Duffel · since 2022
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Groothandel in suiker, chocolade en suikerwerk · Vilvoorde · since 1976
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Arcachon · since 1992
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Activities of holding companies · Lokeren · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Herve · since 2014
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2015
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Maldegem · since 2022
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 1973
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General construction of residential buildings · Erpe-Mere · since 1991
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Brugge · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of BATI-META · Full-service restaurants · Grimbergen · since 2019
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Name of an establishment of Uvas · Cafés and bars · Nijlen · since 2020
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Harderwijk · since 2020
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Nutrition and dietetics services · Elsene · since 2021
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · Hulshout · since 2022
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Cafés and bars · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of Amiran · Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Brasschaat · since 2023
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Development of non-residential building projects · Rotselaar · since 2005
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General medical practice · Antwerpen · since 2025
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Roeselare · since 2017
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Abbreviation of Biking against Rheumatism in Europe · Tournai · since 2008