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Compared with the KBO register · free

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.

“CAROPA”

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.

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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

6 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.

  • CAROPA same name
    Vermogensbeheer · Kalmthout · since 2009
  • CAROPE very similar
    Full-service restaurants · Middelkerke · since 1997
  • Aropa very similar
    Other membership organisations · Oostende · since 2013
  • Carpa (sole trader) very similar
    Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2019
  • CARPA very similar
    Aubel · since 2007
  • CAROPLA very similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Joinery installation · Evere · since 2006
Names that resemble it 52 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
  • Caro similar
    Maarkedal · since 1982
  • CARO similar
    Pet care services, excluding veterinary services · Pajottegem · since 1983
  • CARO similar
    Abbreviation of IMMOBILIERE CARO · Ukkel · since 1985
  • CARO similar
    Retail sale of household textiles and bedding · Beringen · since 1988
  • CARO similar
    Herentals · since 1996
  • CARO similar
    Inland freight water transport · Stabroek · since 1997
  • CARO similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Sint-Truiden · since 1999
  • CARO similar
    Specialised image, lighting and sound technical services · Antwerpen · since 1999
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2012
  • Retail sale of other household articles · since 2015
  • CA-RO similar
    Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Kontich · since 2017
  • CARO similar
    Full-service restaurants · La Louvière · since 2017
  • CARO similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Oostrozebeke · since 2015
  • Caro similar
    Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Antwerpen · since 2019
  • CaroPro similar
    Buying and selling of own real estate · Roeselare · since 2023
  • CARO similar
    Agents specialised in the wholesale of other particular products · Geraardsbergen · since 2009
  • Day spas, saunas and steam baths · since 2005
  • Tattoo and piercing services · since 2021
  • Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2024
  • Photography, excluding press photography · since 2026
  • Other personal services · since 2026
  • since 1993
  • Roofing work · since 2007
  • Carophil similar
    De Haan · since 1983
  • CAROPHAR similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Antwerpen · since 2022
  • CAROPLAK similar
    Plastering work · Morlanwelz · since 2010
  • CARON similar
    Groothandel in reinigingsmiddelen · Evere · since 1971
  • CAROS similar
    Ukkel · since 1982
  • CARON similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Turnhout · since 1986
  • CARO - 5 similar
    since 1991
  • CAROL similar
    Retail sale of footwear · Temse · since 1993
  • Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
  • CARON similar
    Post-production of films, video and television programmes · Gent · since 2015
  • CaroK similar
    Retail sale of women's outerwear · Ukkel · since 2016
  • Cultural education · since 2016
  • CARO 5 similar
    Name of an establishment of MICHAEL MAZUIN CHARLEROI SUD · Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Fosses-la-Ville · since 2016
  • Caro-K similar
    Literary creation · Lievegem · since 2019
  • CAROL similar
    Office administrative and support services · Maldegem · since 2020
  • Caro's similar
    Full-service restaurants · Geel · since 2020
  • Retail sale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels, excluding motor fuels · since 2021
  • CAROX similar
    Vermogensbeheer · Ukkel · since 2023
  • CARO'S similar
    Full-service restaurants · Sint-Niklaas · since 2004
  • CAROM similar
    Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 2007
  • CARRO PARQ similar
    Floor and wall tiling · Herve · since 1996
  • Caroptics similar
    Wholesale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Geraardsbergen · since 2020
  • CAROPLAST similar
    Roofing work · Zoutleeuw · since 2008
  • CAR - ONE similar
    Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Evere · since 1987
  • CAROLO similar
    Gruyères · since 1988
  • CARONS similar
    Other business support services · Vorselaar · since 2022
  • Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2026
  • CARARO similar
    Destelbergen · since 2025
  • CAR OIL similarin bankruptcy or liquidation
    Vervaardiging van andere chemische producten, n.e.g. · Charleroi · since 1988

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