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.
“CARCAN”
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
23 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Other building finishing work · Koekelberg · since 1990
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Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods · Sint-Niklaas · since 1994
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Name of an establishment of Gwielek · General electrical installation work · Ninove · since 2015
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Computer programming · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2019
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Hove · since 1985
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · Glabbeek · since 2013
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Overige plantenvermeerdering · Wavre · since 1968
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Ingelmunster · since 1978
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Sint-Truiden · since 1986
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Balen · since 1989
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Name of an establishment · Bodywork repair (including spraying and painting) · Kortenberg · since 1991
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Diksmuide · since 1992
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Name of an establishment · Development of residential building projects · Middelkerke · since 1993
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Rotselaar · since 2003
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General construction of residential buildings · since 1980
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since 1998
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Activities of holding companies · Oostende · since 2016
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Name of an establishment · Activities of holding companies · Sint-Martens-Latem · since 2018
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Business and other management consultancy · Kaprijke · since 2023
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 1975
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Name of an establishment of Auto's Van Essen · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genk · since 2023
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Activities of holding companies · Vorselaar · since 2024
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Zaventem · since 1995
Names that resemble it 36 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of CAN AUTOMAT NETWORK · Rotterdam · since 1991
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Schaarbeek · since 1993
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Marche-en-Famenne · since 1996
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Vermogensbeheer · Ieper · since 2006
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Installation of electric heating, air conditioning, cooling and ventilation · Zelzate · since 2019
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Cafés and bars · Verviers · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Ceinture Alimentaire Namuroise · Other membership organisations · Namur · since 2023
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Landscape service activities · since 2025
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Abbreviation of Camerata Aetas Nova · Leuven · since 2009
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Abbreviation of CENTRE D'AFFAIRES NATALIS · Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Liège · since 2012
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Other specialised construction activities · since 2024
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Other building finishing work · since 1991
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Name of an establishment of Auto Global Lease & Logistics · Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Awans · since 2019
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Vermogensbeheer · Etterbeek · since 2018
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2023
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Computer programming · Herstal · since 2010
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since 2023
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Intermediation services for non-specialised retail · since 2026
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 1971
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Full-service restaurants · Koksijde · since 2014
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2016
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Gent · since 2020
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1992
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Hairdressing and barber services · Tienen · since 1998
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Name of an establishment of ZEYNEL · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Gent · since 2006
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Service activities incidental to land transportation · since 2025
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General maintenance and repair of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Brussel · since 2008
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2024
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Washing and cleaning of motor vehicles · since 2025
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Schaarbeek · since 1987
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Charleroi · since 2000
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Abbreviation of Centre des archives communistes, pacifistes, de solidarité internationale et de lutte contre le colonialisme et l'apartheid, en Belgique · Activiteiten van bibliotheken · Brussel · since 2000
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Gent · since 2023
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Turnhout · since 2009
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Verhuur en exploitatie van terreinen · Tielt · since 2012