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.
“CAREX”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Engineering and related technical consultancy, excluding land surveyors · Temse · since 2001
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Floor and wall tiling · since 2024
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2026
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · since 2020
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Abbreviation of Centre autonome de Recherche et d'Etude marxiste · Oudergem · since 1972
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Renting and operating of own or leased non-residential real estate, excluding land · Jemeppe-sur-Sambre · since 1983
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Oostende · since 1996
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Name of an establishment of CONNEXITY · General construction of residential buildings · Evere · since 2002
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Abbreviation of CENTRE ACADEMIQUE DE RECHERCHE ET D'EXPERIMENTATION EN SANTE · Other research and development on natural sciences · Liège · since 2013
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Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Genappe · since 2016
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Physiotherapy · Tessenderlo-Ham · since 2019
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Business and other management consultancy · Meise · since 2019
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Other education · since 2020
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Dental practice · Nandrin · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Centre for Advanced Research & Development · Research and development on biotechnology · Brussel · since 2024
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Other personal services · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 1986
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Jodoigne · since 1988
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Business and other management consultancy · Brugge · since 1999
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Groothandel in uurwerken en sieraden · since 1991
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Moorslede · since 2025
Names that resemble it 45 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Name of an establishment of Commune d'Aywaille · Wholesale of timber · Aywaille · since 1886
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Name of an establishment of Vebego Cleaning & Services · General cleaning of buildings · Antwerpen · since 1974
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Abbreviation of Centre d'Action et de Recherche en Education · Etterbeek · since 1979
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Business and other management consultancy · Roeselare · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Communauté des Africains résidents en Europe · Antwerpen · since 1993
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Business and other management consultancy · Kruisem · since 1999
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Saint-Nicolas · since 2022
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Nursing and midwifery · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Abbreviation of center for animal rescue and education · Pajottegem · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · since 2019
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Materials recovery from waste · since 1981
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Other business support services · Brugge · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Balen · since 2026
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Pelt · since 2026
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Antwerpen · since 1939
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Other technical testing and analysis · Burdinne · since 2000
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Activities of lawyers · Bierbeek · since 2003
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Other building finishing work · since 1991
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2016
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Sint-Pieters-Woluwe · since 2016
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Cafés and bars · since 2018
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Abbreviation · Juprelle · since 2018
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Other non-specialised retail sale · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 1994
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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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Buying and selling of own real estate · Lasne · since 2019
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Hasselt · since 2020
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Wholesale of pharmaceutical and medical goods · Brussel · since 2021
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Kalmthout · since 2021
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Business and other management consultancy · Laakdal · since 2022
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Office administrative and support services · Zottegem · since 2022
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2012
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Computer programming · Herstal · since 2010
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Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles · Anzegem · since 2011
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Erpe-Mere · since 2004
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Name of an establishment of CADS · Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Brasschaat · since 2005
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Other business support services · Hasselt · since 2006
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Activities of holding companies · Wemmel · since 2008
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Day nurseries and crèches · Eeklo · since 2024
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Patiëntenvervoer per ambulance · Châtelet · since 2024
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Other human health activities · Tournai · since 2024
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Nursing and midwifery · Ciney · since 2024
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Lommel · since 2025
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Cafés and bars · since 2014
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Research and development on biotechnology · Bertrix · since 2017