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.
“CAPAN”
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
8 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products · Peer · since 2022
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Other retail sale of food · since 2026
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Hulpkas voor Werkloosheidsuitkeringen · Verplichte sociale verzekeringen, met uitzondering van ziekenfondsen · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1951
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Action pour l'Autisme en Province de Luxembourg · Activiteiten van dagcentra voor minderjarigen met een mentale handicap, met inbegrip van ambulante hulpverlening · Libramont-Chevigny · since 2017
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Veterinary services · Turnhout · since 2022
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'AIDE AUX PERSONNES AVEUGLES ET MALVOYANTES · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2004
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Veterinary services · Zoersel · since 2025
Names that resemble it 54 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika · Activiteiten van musea en collecties · Tervuren · since 1969
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Wholesale of live animals · Héron · since 1986
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Schaarbeek · since 1987
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General construction of residential buildings · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Other building finishing work · Tournai · since 1994
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Abbreviation of COLORANTS AZOÏQUES ET PRODUITS AUXILIAIRES · Handelsbemiddeling in de groothandel in brandstoffen, ertsen, metalen en chemische producten · Antwerpen · since 1994
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Laakdal · since 2015
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Vermogensbeheer · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2008
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Abbreviation of Commercial Advisor Philippe Adriaensen · Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2022
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Abbreviation of Climate Adaptation and Peace for Africa · Brugge · since 2023
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Other building finishing work · Hasselt · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Collectif d'Accord de ne pas être d'Accord · Other membership organisations · Brussel · since 2025
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Harelbeke · since 1990
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Activities of interior architects · since 2021
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Anderlues · since 2016
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Activiteiten van slachthuizen · Court-Saint-Etienne · since 2009
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Plastering work · since 2015
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Pre-press and pre-media services · since 2009
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since 2026
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Specialist medical practice · Les Bons Villers · since 2018
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General electrical installation work · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Machining of metals · Eupen · since 1973
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Design of textile patterns, clothing, jewellery, furniture and decorative items · Antwerpen · since 2002
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Support activities for animal production · Brasschaat · since 2013
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2006
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Equestrian clubs · Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2017
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Detailhandel in baby- en kinderbovenkleding · since 2003
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Dental practice · Deinze · since 2021
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Instellingen met huisvesting voor ouderen en voor personen met een lichamelijke handicap, n.e.g. · Elsene · since 2023
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Activities of head offices · Oudergem · since 2011
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kapellen · since 2025
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Abbreviation of CAP-CARPET-LAND PROJECT DEPARTEMENT · Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · Asse · since 1952
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Abbreviation of Centrale d'Assistance et de Protection Juridique · Brussel · since 1968
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Abbreviation of COVER ART PHOTO · Liège · since 1985
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'ACTUALISATION DU POTENTIEL · Mons · since 1987
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Real estate agency activities · Deinze · since 1991
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Astrologie pratique · Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1996
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 1996
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Westerlo · since 1997
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Hairdressing and barber services · Drogenbos · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Competitive Athlete Practice · Gistel · since 2013
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Abbreviation of COACHING FOR ALIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE · Other education · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2015
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Abbreviation of Garage Carrosserie Cap · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Cross Arts Promotion · Other amusement and recreation activities · Charleroi · since 2017
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zelzate · since 2019
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Abbreviation of Comité d'animation profondevillois · Profondeville · since 2022
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Soignies · since 2002
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Abbreviation of Ceinture Alimentaire Namuroise · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2023
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Abbreviation of Camerata Aetas Nova · Leuven · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CAPPLUS · Business and other management consultancy · Juprelle · since 2011
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 2012
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Abbreviation of CAPAS SPORT · Brussel · since 2024
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Harelbeke · since 1989