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.
“Bo-Ra”
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
10 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of BELGIAN OFF ROAD ASSOCIATION · Brussel · since 1973
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Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Belgian Offshore Racing Association · Nijlen · since 1992
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Veterinary services · since 1995
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Business and other management consultancy · Leuven · since 2016
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Willebroek · since 2023
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Ganshoren · since 2000
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Cafés and bars · since 2019
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Elsene · since 2006
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Turnhout · since 2023
Names that resemble it 47 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Ieper · since 2013
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Other building finishing work · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of BORACTRANS · Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2016
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Plumbing work · since 2019
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Full-service restaurants · Zoutleeuw · since 2023
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Dendermonde · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Bornem · since 1992
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Ondersteunende activiteiten in verband met de aardolie- en aardgaswinning · Beringen · since 1973
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Abbreviation of Begijnendijks Onafhankelijk Radiostation · Contract catering and other food service activities · Mechelen · since 1982
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Wholesale of fruit and vegetables, excluding potatoes · Lichtervelde · since 1987
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Aarschot · since 1992
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Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Gent · since 1999
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Activities of holding companies · Dilsen-Stokkem · since 2002
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Retail sale of beverages, general range · La Hulpe · since 2002
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Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2018
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Verviers · since 2022
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Specialist medical practice · Brussel · since 2022
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Full-service restaurants · Genk · since 2025
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Vervaardiging van kunststofartikelen voor de bouw · Aalter · since 1982
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De Haan · since 1985
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1994
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Agents in the wholesale of industrial machinery, ships and aircraft · Mons · since 1998
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Other construction installation · since 2019
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Knokke-Heist · since 2020
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since 2023
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Cafés and bars · Elsene · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · since 2025
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Geraardsbergen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of KONINKLIJKE BELGISCHE VERENIGING VOOR OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGIE, GELAAT EN HALSCHIRUGIE - SOCIETE ROYALE BELGE D'OTO- RHINO- LARYNGOLOGIE ET DE CHIRURGIE CERVICO-FACIALE · Uitgeven van tijdschriften · Elsene · since 1953
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Activities of building architects · Herentals · since 2002
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Tielt-Winge · since 2020
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2009
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Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · since 2010
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Lille · since 2011
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Name of an establishment · Public relations and communication consultancy · Balen · since 2012
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Name of an establishment · Freight transport by road · Antwerpen · since 2007
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2024
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Genk · since 2025
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Manufacture of jewellery · Westerlo · since 2026
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Edegem · since 1983
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Antwerpen · since 1994
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Holiday cottages, homes and apartments · Roeselare · since 2021
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Roeselare · since 1967
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Temse · since 1986